Chapter 156 Swinging troops north to take three states
Fangzhou City surrendered without a fight, which immediately caused panic in Yijun City. Needless to say, Lulin's next target was naturally it. The officials of Yijun City gathered together to figure it out, thinking that the Fangzhou Magistrate We all surrendered to the Green Forest, so why are we messing around? So, before Wu Song could send troops from Fangzhou City, Yijun City sent someone to deliver the county seal and household registration name to Wu Song. .
Wu Song was not polite and immediately brought a group of relatives to Yijun City casually. They had a meal of wine with the county magistrate, county lieutenant and others of Yijun City, drank them all and sent them back, and then he officially started After taking over the money, food, troops and horses of Yijun City, when the officials woke up the next day, some of them saw a lot of silver and cloth at home. They were happy and asked the servants, saying that Wu Song had sent them. But those officials who didn't see any money or cloth received an official document from Wu Song and stayed in their original posts. However, there are also ugly words in front of them. The reason why you continue to be officials is not because you are pleasing to the eye, but because of the common people. I think you can still do some practical things. If that day the people accuse you of corruption, perverting the law and hiding evil, then I will be sorry. In the Song Dynasty, I don’t know how people did it, but in Green Forest, I can give you nine There are 981 ways to die for you to choose according to your preference.
Wu Song pacified Fangzhou, and the new green forest law began to be implemented in the territory, and everything was operating as usual.
Wu Song captured three prefectures and counties in just a few days. However, this was not enough for the belligerent Wu Song, who immediately wrote to Shi Jin for two reasons. First, offense is the best defense. , Secondly, I didn’t meet a strong enemy, and the killing was not enough.
Shi Jin received the reported document that day and was really dumbfounded by it. He showed it to Wu Yong who was beside him. Wu Yong smiled after reading it and said: "Wu Song is really a general. Since he is not satisfied, the commander-in-chief just casually In order to comply with his wishes, all the territories north of the Yongxing Military Road were brought under our control in one fell swoop."
"I don't think so," Shi Jin said with a smile, "The military advisor will look at this again." As he said this, Shi Jin took out two more documents.
Wu Yong took it and took a look and found that the memorial was written by Lin Chong and Yang Zhi. Although they had different opinions, the meaning was the same, to lead troops into battle.
"It's been two or three days. They all said that Wu Song was too tired to lead the troops outside, and they were clamoring to share the worries." Shi Jin said, "Look, they watched Wu Song attack the city and take the territory, and they were already in the city." I can’t sit still,”
Wu Yong brushed his beard and said: "The commander has been holding back their documents without approving them. It seems that he has already planned it."
When Shi Jin heard this, he pointed at his skills and Wu Yong said with a smile: "You know best," he spread out the map, pointed to a piece of land in the south under Yongxing Army Road and said: "Military advisor, look here."
Wu Yong leaned over and saw that what Shi Jin circled under his finger was none other than Jingzhao Prefecture. The area of Jingzhao Prefecture was larger than the three states that Wu Song had conquered, including: Chang'an and Gaoling. , Xianyang, Yueyang, Lintong, Lantian, Qianyu, Huxian, Zhongnan, Wugong, Xingping, Liquan, Fengtian, Jingyang, these fourteen cities, Jingzhao Mansion is not only an important place on the Yongxing Military Road, but also a large The heart of the northwest of the Song Dynasty, as long as Jingzhao Mansion is captured, it will be like a dagger stuck in the vital part of the northwest of the Song Dynasty. Any move will kill you, and Chang'an in Jingzhao Mansion is also in the northwest. A prosperous commercial and cultural center, an important transportation location, and a military hub, no matter from every aspect, its importance to the Song Dynasty and Green Forest was of great importance.
In fact, when Wu Song was arranged to attack Yaozhou, Shi Jin had already set his sights on Jingzhao Mansion. But at that time, Shi Jin knew that this place was very important to the Song Dynasty. Otherwise, the Song Dynasty would not be in Chang'an. Fifty thousand forbidden troops were assembled, but they watched helplessly as the neighboring Huazhou and Yaozhou fell one after another and sat idly by. At that time, Shi Jin did not know how many forbidden troops there were in Chang'an City. He just calculated based on common sense that there would be no less than tens of thousands. , Sure enough, after Kui Er sneaked into Jingzhao Mansion with a group of [Jue], he spent a few days to find out clearly the troop arrangements of these fourteen cities, and mapped out the defense layout and layout of each city. The terrain was drawn in detail and brought back.
At the same time, Kui Er also brought back a piece of news. Due to the influence of the organization [Jue] in Yaozhou and Tongzhou, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion were very careful. Whenever they went out, they would disguise themselves and blend in with their subordinates. This made Kui Er It is difficult to find out the names of the generals guarding the city. At the same time, if the same trick is repeated, it will be very difficult to arrange the next wave of assassination operations.
Of course, Shi Jin did not mention the Green Forest assassination organization [Jue] to Wu Yong, but he naturally showed Wu Yong the fourteen detailed maps of various cities that Kui Er brought back, and Wu Yong was also smart. Don't ask too much about things you shouldn't know, and don't be curious about things you shouldn't know. Wu Yong took the map and studied it carefully.
Wu Yong and Shi Jin studied for half a day behind closed doors, and roughly finalized the rough steps of the strategy. They immediately flew on horseback and passed on Shi Jin's command in the green forest riddle. They named Wu Song as the vanguard, Lin Chong as the left wing, and Yang as the left wing. Aiming to be the right wing, they organized and recruited soldiers and horses, built weapons and armor, and recruited skilled craftsmen to build various siege equipment. When the three generals heard that there was a tough battle, they were immediately overjoyed and their enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high. They made an appointment for five days , working day and night, hurriedly started preparations.
When the appointment was due, Wu Yong ascended the altar to offer sacrifices to the flag, and tens of thousands of troops from Green Forest divided into four groups and launched an attack on Jingzhao Mansion on the same day.
Shi Jin had an ulterior motive in appointing Wu Song as the vanguard. As early as when Shi Jin allowed Wu Song to go north to attack Ningzhou, Fangzhou, and Pizhou, he was actually paving the way for this. However, Wu Song did not let Shi Jin Disappointed, the majestic fighting along the way not only boosted the morale of the Green Forest Army, but also spread the prestige to the surrounding areas. Of course, Wu Song was also famous in Ningzhou, Fangzhou, and Pizhou, and thousands of people responded to his call. , the facts prove it. Pioneer Wu Song gathered his headquarters and Ningzhou, Fangzhou, and Pizhou to surrender troops, a total of more than 16,000 people. At the same time, he recruited local troops, recruited capable people with lofty ideals, and added eight new generals. , recruiting 28,000 soldiers and horses from three states, a total of more than 44,000 people. Wu Song's soldiers and horses are now far beyond Shi Jin's control. However, Shi Jin is not afraid of Wu Song's superiority, not for anything else. , just because of the word "loyalty", Shi Jin can trust any brother based on this alone.
And Wu Song himself, as Shi Jin's trusted brother, did not disappoint Shi Jin. From the moment he received the order, he commanded the army to set out. From the time he entered Yongshou City in Pizhou, Zhu Wu had already prepared the food and grass for the army. The supplies were temporarily supplied by Pizhou, and they were stored in Yongshou City, ready to follow the army out of the city at any time. Wu Song, who had no worries about his future, entered Jingzhao Prefecture from Yongshou City the next day, and the first one to bear the brunt was Fengtian City.
Fengtian City is the westernmost city of Jingzhao Prefecture, adjacent to Qinfeng Road. Although Wu Song held a detailed map of Fengtian City in his hand, when he saw that there were only three thousand soldiers and horses marked on it, he couldn't help but exclaimed that it was boring. These three thousand soldiers Where could the soldiers and horses be fed and beaten, they immediately wrote a letter and sent a fierce man to rush to the top of the city. Instead of delivering a letter to the city, he shot an arrow up the city tower.
Wu Song was a rough man and didn't know how to use beautiful words. He only wrote two simple lines in it. In summary, there was no inducement and it was all coercion. The county captain who guarded the city showed it to the county magistrate. In this letter, Wu Song claimed to have an army of 100,000 to suppress the border, but Fengtian was a small town. He didn't bother to raise his troops. He wanted the officials guarding the city to see the overall situation and surrender their weapons obediently. Otherwise, the army would pass by and blood would flow into a river without a blade of grass growing.
Fengtian City is only a hundred miles away from Pizhou, so they are very close. Naturally, they have heard about Wu Song's march north to sweep through the three states. The people here are not afraid of the Green Forest Army coming to attack, but the officials here are a little worried. , although they have never heard that the Green Forest Army killed the defeated generals who surrendered, but after all, they have heard it, and no one is completely sure of the actual situation, especially the county magistrate, who is willing to surrender 70% from the bottom of his heart. However, there was still a third of hesitation. This hesitation was also due to this, but more importantly, he sat down and thought about it. He didn't do any good things on weekdays. It was more difficult to let the people say good things about him. If this city dedicated If he gets it, he will definitely end up packing up and going home. Even if he gets dozens of dollars, it will not be enough to offset his greed for power.
The county magistrate was thinking about something tangled in his heart, but he did not tell the public after all. However, such hesitation changed his taste in the eyes of the magistrate. He knew what he was capable of, and he was just trying to make a living. , if anyone wanted him to carry his head to the city, he would have to chop off whose head first. The county magistrate couldn't make up his mind, and the county lieutenant became anxious. Taking advantage of the dark and windy night, more than a hundred people with him suddenly rushed into the county government office, hacked the panicked county magistrate to death, and then seized the county seal. That night, they opened the city gates and admitted Wu Song into the city. .
The county lieutenant deliberately proclaimed his loyalty to Green Forest at the banquet in honor of Wu Song, describing himself as either a Green Forest man or a Green Forest ghost, as if Shi Jin had been fascinated by it since he started his army in Huayin. The part where he betrayed the county magistrate and seized the county seal was like a storyteller. Wu Song listened calmly, but he had a "different view" of this guy in his heart. That night, he stayed with the county captain to confront the general in the tent. Wu Song was drunk at the dinner and fell asleep early, leaving the county lieutenant lying on the couch facing the green lantern.
Just when the oil lamp burned out and a wisp of green smoke floated up, the room suddenly fell into a chaotic darkness, and the county lieutenant lying on the couch suddenly opened his eyes when he heard Wu Song's thunderous snoring. Eyes, he dared to kill the county magistrate tonight, not because he was not afraid of the Song Dynasty, but because he was afraid of Green Forest. Now that he saw Wu Song's true face, he was not as strict as he thought. He wanted to accomplish great things, and now he had evil intentions. He got up again, quietly took out a dagger from his sleeve, then stood up slowly, looked at Wu Song's bedding, and stabbed him fiercely...