Chapter Fifteen: Heavenly King Wields Troops at Zengtou City (4)
Qin Ming led all the leaders back to Liangshan Shuibo. When they all came to see Leader Chao, he could no longer eat water or rice, he didn't think about eating and drinking, and his whole body was weak and swollen.
Lu Junyi and others stayed silent in front of the bed, with tears streaming down their face. All the leaders stood in front of the tent to watch. Lu Junyi had already searched for famous doctors nearby to treat him, and prescribed various prescriptions, but they all shook their heads and sighed.
It said that it was extremely toxic and difficult to treat. Lu Junyi felt that the situation was serious and quickly wrote a letter to tell Shi Jin about the matter. He sent a shrewd minion to rush to Zhongmu City, which was the latest city that Shi Jin conquered.
It must be there. After the gangsters left, Chao Gai's body became very hot at three o'clock that night. It was rare for Chao Gai to wake up, but he also felt that he was already in decline and that his life was not long, and now he was just
He was just looking back, but there were still things he was thinking about. He turned to look at Lu Junyi and said, "My dear brother, don't blame me for saying that I am not going to die soon. From now on, you will be the lord of Liangshan. No matter what happens in the future, my dear brother.
You must fully support my second brother's great cause. When your great cause is accomplished, don't forget to burn a letter to comfort me!" After saying this, Chao Gai coughed twice, vomited a mouthful of blood, turned his face to one side, and said nothing.
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Seeing that Chao Gai was dead, Lu Junyi burst into tears, as if he were mourning his heir. The leaders helped Lu Junyi come out to take charge of the matter. Yan Qing, Shi Xiu, Shi Yong and others came up to persuade him: "Brother, don't be sad. Matters of life and death are all destiny. Everything is destiny."
Now that we are here, don’t feel any pain, and please pay attention to important matters.”
After Lu Junyi finished crying, he asked his minions to bathe the body in fragrant soup, put it in clothes and towels, and stopped it in the Juyi Hall. All the leaders came to offer condolences and sacrifices. Lu Junyi also built an inner coffin and an outer coffin, and chose an auspicious time to place it.
It was placed in the main hall, a spiritual curtain was built, and a sacred figure was placed in the middle, which read: The Lord of Liangshan is the Heavenly King Chao Gong. The chiefs in the village, from Lu Junyi on down, all wear filial piety, and the petty chiefs and all the minions also wear filial piety headscarves.
Qin Ming took an oath arrow and offered it in front of the spirit.
Trombones were played in the village, and monks from nearby temples were invited to go up the mountain to perform meritorious deeds and recommend King Chao Tian. Lu Junyi led the crowd to mourn every day and had no intention of managing the affairs of the village. Qin Ming, Yan Qing and other leaders discussed acting in accordance with King Chao Tian's will.
Lu Junyi was appointed as the master of Liangshan Park, and everyone listened to the order. In the early morning of the next day, with fragrant flowers and candles, Qin Ming, the leader, and other leaders invited Lu Junyi to come out and sit down in the Juyi Hall.
Qin Ming said: "Brother, listen to me. A country cannot be without a king, and a family cannot be without a master. Leader Chao has passed away. I hope that the people outside the village will take the lead soon. Only in this village can people be at peace. This is
The auspicious days and good times are not only far away, but also close by. I ask my brother to be the master of the stronghold, so that we and other generals can listen to your orders."
Lu Junyi said: "The bones of King Chao Tian are not yet cold, and I swear that the arrow is there. How can it be auspicious for him to ascend to the throne? I have not avenged the king of heaven, how can I, Lu Junyi, live in this position with peace of mind!"
While everyone was discussing here, a subordinate came up the mountain and said, "The Green Forest Army has sent someone!"
"Please come quickly!" After hearing this, Lu Junyi and others hurriedly came down the mountain. There were not many people, but they were two doctors. One of the young ones saw Lu Junyi and asked: "This hero is Lu Junyi, Yuanwai Lu, right?"
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"Yes, it's me." Lu Junyi never expected that the so-called people sent by the Green Forest Army were actually these two people. He originally thought that today was an opportunity to meet Shi Jin, so he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Lu Junyi said: "I don't know your surname.
Name?"
The young man said: "I am Li Baicao, and this is my master, the miraculous doctor An Daoquan. My commander-in-chief received an urgent letter from Yuanwai Lu. He was very anxious when he heard that King Chao Tianwang had been hit by a poisonous arrow. He wanted to come in person, but what could he do?
, when the fight with the Song soldiers reached a critical point, they encountered a large-scale invasion by the Jin soldiers. They wanted to take advantage of the situation and rob them. There was no other way, so they had to send me and two of them to save lives. I don’t know the king of heaven..."
An Daoquan had already seen everyone wearing sackcloth and filial piety. He sighed and said, "It seems we are still a step too late."
"Oh, the King of Heaven left the night before. It's only my fault that I didn't stay with the King of Heaven that day. If it were me who had gone, even if I died, I could have saved the life of the King of Heaven!" Lu Junyi said this and couldn't help but burst into tears.
【Kaifeng Mansion Privy Council】
Ever since Fan Rui defected to the Green Forest Army with his troops, Kaifeng Mansion was already under attack and the situation was precarious. Cai Jing sent envoys to visit Dajin to seek help, and at the same time mobilized officers and soldiers from various places to come to the rescue.
Just when Cai Jing convened everyone in the Privy Council to plan the city's defense layout, a horse scout outside the city reported the future: "I have received dozens of posts from the Green Forest Army without a head, and I dare not hide it, so I have to submit it."
Cai Jing and everyone saw this, and couldn't help being frightened. The post read: "Shi Jin, the commander-in-chief of the Green Forest Army, expressed his admiration to the officials of the Song Dynasty in Kaifeng Prefecture: We, the people of the Green Forest, are kind-hearted and do not like to kill.
.The Song Dynasty has reached its final dusk. Stop resisting and get out of the city as soon as possible.
Weapons, if there is resistance, soldiers will be everywhere, jade and stone will be burned! Suppress treachery, destroy stupidity, heaven and earth will help, ghosts and gods will bless you! Talk and laugh, and leave with encouragement. A righteous husband and a chaste wife, a filial son and an obedient grandson, a peaceful and good citizen, and a prudent official.
, don’t be panic, everyone is safe in their occupations. Let everyone know.”
At that time, after Cai Jing and others saw it, their faces turned pale with shock and they couldn't cut it open. They immediately called Tong Guan to discuss: "How to solve this matter?"
Tong Guan was a man who had led troops. He immediately said: "The city of Kaifeng Prefecture is hard and we can't hold on. The day before yesterday, the Grand Master dispatched the famous generals of Daming Prefecture to garrison. Why don't you give an order today to urge Suo Chao to start his troops as soon as possible?"
.In addition, there are two military and horse supervisors in our city.
Dao Wenda and Heavenly King Li Cheng are both talented people in our court. We can first allocate 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city to control him and guard them outside the city to prevent any unexpected events. As for Dajin, I'm afraid
I want to sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, maybe take advantage of it, but I will definitely not help."
After hearing this, Cai Jing nodded and said, "What you said is absolutely correct." At that moment, he recruited soldiers and horses, Du Dao Wenda, the superintendent, and Li Cheng, the king of heaven, both came to the hall to discuss.
Cai Jingbei said that Liang Shanbo's headless notice should be monitored by both of them. Li Cheng said: "Those Cao thieves are just paper tigers with a false reputation. The test is to win people's hearts. If they compete for strength, I'm afraid they don't have that many abilities.
Now they have just occupied Zhongmou City, and the foundation is unstable. Even this group of grass bandits dare not leave their nest! Why should the Grand Master bother?
Thoughts? Li is not talented and has a lot of food and salary. He has no merit in return. He is willing to do the work of dogs and horses, lead the soldiers, leave the city and go to the stronghold. If the grass bandits don't come, don't discuss it. Just like that group of strong bandits, they will die in old age.
He dares to command his troops and lead the crowd here. This is not a boast of a young general. This thief will never come back!" Cai Jing was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately rewarded the two generals with gold and flower embroidered satin.
They both said farewell to the Privy Council, and went back to their camps to rest and collect their troops that day. After leaving the city at Anza the next day, reinforcements from the Daming Prefecture also arrived, and the vanguard Suo Chao also arrived at the city with one hundred thousand troops.
Li Cheng ascended the tent and took Suo Chao into the camp with his large and small officers and soldiers. He saw that Suo Chao was majestic and handsome. Li Cheng had heard about this man's reputation from others, so he immediately issued an order: "The green forest grass bandits will come sooner or later."
The city is coming to attack Bianliang. You can send your troops thirty miles away from the city and go to the stronghold to resist the enemy attack. I will lead the army to defend the city here, so that we can attack and defend both."
After Suo Chao got the order, he went into the city and met the prefect Cai Jing. The next day, he ordered his troops to go to Feihuyu, a place named 35 miles away, and descended the village gate. Li Cheng led the generals and left the city.
The place name of the twenty-five miles is Huaishu Slope
After descending the village gate, a situation of holding horns was formed. The surroundings were densely covered with spears and knives, antlers were hidden deep on all sides, and pits were dug on three sides.
Make meritorious deeds.
Dividing the story into two parts, it turned out that the headless post was all a trick by Wu Xuedue. According to the news from Zhang Qing and the "Nine Princes", the imperial court was in dire straits and asked for reinforcements from Dajin. According to Shi Jin, he sent
Dajin's secret whistle for detecting horses
Notice, there is indeed a large-scale mobilization of troops and horses there, and we must be on guard. Therefore, fictitious notices are left out where no one is, and posted on bridges and roads, in order to shake the morale of the troops in the city. If it is feasible, the Song Dynasty will be conquered as soon as possible.
The capital city was used to prevent future troubles.
However, Shi Jin, who had learned that Chao Gai had been hit by a poisonous arrow, had long been distracted and wanted to go to Liangshan. Wu Yong and Zhu Wu jointly persuaded him that at such a critical juncture, if Shi Jin left,
The army had lost its backbone. If Dajin launched a surprise attack, the consequences would be disastrous. Not only would the Song Dynasty have a chance to make a comeback, but the previous results would also be lost.
Shi Jin was not a reckless person, so he quickly sent Gongsun Shengzai and Li Baicao to find his master, An Daoquan, known as "Living Hua Tuo", and asked the two of them to go up the mountain to rescue people first.
Shi Jin tried his best to calm down his anxious heart from the chaos. Shi Jin said: "No matter where you look from, Bianliang City must be conquered within ten days!"
Wu Yong was afraid that Shi Jin was impetuous, so he persuaded him: "Commander, don't worry. I'm not talented. If Dajin doesn't move his troops, we will break through within ten days as the commander said. Tomorrow is auspicious, and we will set up the stronghold in Bian."
Sixty miles outside Liang City, due west, ask the general to divide half of the generals to guard the camp, and the rest to send out troops to attack the city."
Shi Jin immediately called Shenji Military Advisor Zhu Wu to send all the troops to set off tomorrow.
Xu Jing, Han Cunbao, Jiang Wei, Xiang Yuanzhen, Wang Wende, and Wang Huan, who had previously defected to the Green Forest Army, said: "We defected to the commander-in-chief, but we had no success. Now that we are familiar with the capital, we are willing to lead troops to attack the city.
Chop that Cai Jing into minced meat, take the child's body and cut it into thousands of pieces, and you can at least make us angry!"
Shi Jin said: "Although my brothers are brave, this city is the capital of the Song Dynasty, and it is no better than other state capitals. In the city, there are not only hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of the Forbidden Army, but also generals Li Cheng, Wen Da, and now the famous general Suo Chao of the Daming Prefecture has arrived.
All men are brave enough, and brothers must not underestimate the enemy."
Wu Yong said: "Since you are going, you can all serve as the vanguard. Call up your troops and lead the attack. Everything must be carried out according to military orders, and you must not be reckless." That night, Shi Jin, Wu Yong, and Zhu Wu discussed and allocated troops.
Ma. Wrote a notice and sent it to each village, and each of them administered it in turn.
OK, don't make any mistakes. At this time of the year, it's late winter and early spring. It's easy for soldiers to wear armor, and their horses have been fat for a long time. All soldiers are eager to fight when they go into battle. People in the green forest are proud of the victory over Bianliang City. They are all happy and pack up their guns and knives.
, tie up the pommel and horse, and wait for the general to send out troops.