Zhao Ji valued Cai You very much, encouraged Cai You, and gave him an imperial edict to mobilize his troops.
Cai You came out of the palace, no longer in the same embarrassment as before, and rushed to the Privy Council in high spirits. He asked the Privy Council to issue ten documents and adjust the ten thousand elite troops under the command of the ten military commanders to gather in Tokyo and await their call.
These ten governors are:
Wang Huan, the governor of Henan and Hebei provinces
Xu Jing, the governor of Taiyuan, Shangdang
Wang Wende, the envoy of Hongnong Festival in northern Beijing
Mei Zhan, the envoy of Runan Festival in Yingzhou
Zhongshan Anping Jiedu envoy Kaikai
Jiangxia Lingling Jiedushi Yang Wen
Han Cunbao, the envoy of Yanmen Festival in Yunzhong
Li Congji, the envoy of Hanyang Festival in Longxi
Langya Pengcheng Jiedushi Xiang Yuanzhen
Qinghe Tianshui Jiedu envoy Jing Zhong
These ten people were all from Green Forest, and they were recruited by the imperial court after they could not be suppressed. After that, many of them made contributions to the Song Dynasty, either by annihilating other bandits or by conquering Xixia. They were all elite and brave men.
, the most powerful army.
Cai You also learned from the Privy Council that Gao Qiu once wanted to transfer 800,000 imperial troops to teach Tou Qiuyue and Zhou Ang. However, Gao Qiu was defeated before they even left the capital. Therefore, Cai You transferred the two men.
, and each of the four armies of Longmeng, Huyi, Pengri, Zhongyi selected 500 elite soldiers, totaling 2000, to guard him as personal soldiers.
However, after Liu Menglong's navy went north, there was still some residual ice in the river, so he missed the time for the army to gather. Later, when he heard that Gao Qiu had been defeated, he had no choice but to lead his troops back to Tokyo to plead guilty.
When Cai You heard that there was still this navy, he exempted him from the blame and incorporated Liu Menglong's navy into the army.
Besides, after Chao Yong publicly executed Gao Qiu in Jeju, it took him two more days to assemble 40,000 troops.
In that night attack, Chao Yong personally led his troops to break through the camp, while Guan Sheng led his troops to stop Zhang Shuye's ambush. The Song army heard that there was fighting inside and outside the camp, and they could not see clearly in the darkness. Many Forbidden Army soldiers were afraid
After escaping, he was intercepted by Daliang soldiers and horses. He lost his life, so he abandoned his weapons and surrendered in the camp.
Excluding the killing and wounding of thousands of people, there were more than 30,000 prisoners. In addition to the more than 20,000 prisoners captured in the previous battle, the number of prisoners alone was nearly 60,000. The food consumed every day was a large number. Fortunately, we captured
Jeju also received a lot of grain and grass.
However, after excluding the old and weak from the nearly 60,000 people, there were only 40,000 troops left.
After Chao Yong asked Chao Gai for instructions, he asked Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, Dong Ping, Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo, and Luan Tingyu to be promoted to another level, each commanding 10,000 horses.
When Chao Yong was gathering everyone to discuss which city to attack, he heard his own soldiers coming to report that an old man wanted to see General Li outside the Yamen.
Li Kui heard this and shouted: "Who is looking for me?"
However, the soldiers did not dare to call Li Ying by his name. Only then did he remember that there was more than one General Li in the hall and hurriedly said: "I'm not looking for the general, I'm looking for General Li Ying."
When Li Kui heard this, he glared at the soldiers and said, "I can't explain clearly. There are several generals Li in this hall. Just ask Li Ying."
Li Ying heard an old man and asked in confusion: "Who is looking for me?"
The soldier also looked puzzled and said, "It's said to be Han Zhong, the servant of General Li's cousin's village."
When Li Ying heard that it was Han Zhong, he hurriedly said: "Please invite him in quickly."
It turned out that Li Ying had a cousin named Li Wei, who was also a wealthy man. Zhuangzi was not far from Li's village. He was loyal and kind-hearted, but he was not as skilled in martial arts as Li Ying. In the past, ordinary people did not dare to bully Li Ying because of his reputation.
When Li Ying was forced to join the Liangshan gang, he was also afraid that Li Wei would be bullied if he stayed, so he sent someone to notify Li Wei to see if Li Wei was willing to join the gang. However, when Li Wei heard that he was asked to join the gang, he was so frightened that he immediately rejected Li Ying. Therefore, I never went up the mountain with Li Ying.
And this Han Zhong is the old man of the Li family. He started as a servant when his grandfather was his father and has been here for three generations. He has never done anything bad in his life. He is loyal, courteous and prudent, and he is highly valued by Li Wei. Because he is old. , he is not restricted from doing anything, he eats, gets money, sits and plays every day. Li Ying also knows this old servant in his cousin's house.
Not long after, I saw an old man with white hair and beard brought in by the soldiers. He was about eighty years old. He looked depressed and his clothes were stained with mud.
The old man stumbled in. When he saw many people in the hall, he knelt down and said, "Han Zhong has met all the generals."
Chao Yong hurriedly said: "There is no need to be polite, old man, get up quickly."
Li Ying stepped forward to help Han Zhong up and said, "Why are you in such a mess?"
Han Zhong raised his head and saw that it was Li Ying he was looking for, but he knelt down again and just shouted: "Master, help me!"
Li Ying helped Han Zhong up and said, "Get up. If you have any grievances, tell them in detail, and I will naturally make the decision for you."
Han Zhong got up from the ground. Thinking of his family's injustice, he couldn't help but shed a few lines of tears. There was a feeling of resentment in his throat. He could only hear the sound of choking and could not say a word.
Li Kui saw this and said impatiently: "If you have any grievances, tell me immediately. I'm crying because I'm irritated."
Chao Yong glared at Li Kui and said, "Don't be rude to Tieniu. The old man must be so angry that he can't speak for a moment. Old man, just relax and tell your grievances, and we will naturally make the decision for you." "
Han Zhong was frightened when Li Kui yelled, and he didn't dare to cry anymore. He wiped his tears and told the story slowly.
It turns out that Dongping Prefecture was defeated by Liangshan, but Miao Shanggao, the newly appointed prefect of the imperial court, was Cai Jing's confidant. When he took office, he brought 3,000 elite forbidden troops to prevent Liangshan from attacking Dongping Prefecture again.
After Miao Shanggao took office, he sent people to investigate the affairs of Liangshan. He learned that after the Liangshan soldiers broke through Dongping Mansion, they also destroyed Zhujiazhuang on Dulonggang, and Lijiazhuang and Hujiazhuang joined Liangshan.
The officers and soldiers who went to Dulonggang to investigate lived in Li Wei's house, and some villains nearby informed Li Wei and Li Ying that they were cousins.
The official then insisted that Li Wei was having an affair with the Liangshanbo thieves. He sat on the ground and made eye contact, secretly delivering the news. It was not up to Li Wei to explain, and he wanted to use it to punish him.
Li Wei saw that something was not going well, so he quickly spent money to take care of it. After spending a lot of money, everything was fine.
Although he was safe for a while, Li Wei became a fat sheep raised by nearby officials, who came to blackmail him from time to time, and Li Wei complained endlessly.
However, Li Wei did not want to go to Liangshan to look for Li Ying, so he could only keep spending money.
I originally thought that I could spend money to eliminate the disaster, but I didn't expect the village to cause trouble again.
Li Wei had a daughter named Shame Flower, whose beauty was unparalleled in the world. Gou Chang, the deputy director of Li Weizhuang, had been coveting her for a long time, but in the past, it was hindered by Li Ying's power and he did not dare to act recklessly. But after Li Ying left, Gou Chang So he used his crooked brains again, and slowly hooked up with the maid next to Shame Hua, and asked the maid to trick Shame Hua into the garden, intending to do something evil. Fortunately, he was caught by a servant in the village, and Gou Chang ran away in fright.
Li Wei was furious when he heard that Gou Chang dared to take advantage of his daughter. He asked the banker to catch Gou Chang back before he could escape, beat him severely, and then drove him out.
Unexpectedly, Gou Chang actually went to the Yamen to falsely accuse Li Wei of having an affair with Liangshan. The Dongping Mansion immediately sent people to arrest Li Wei and his family.
Only Han Zhong was old and the officials thought he was slow, so they just kicked him out.
Han Zhong thought about it, thinking that only Li Ying could save his master, so he rushed to Liangshan. On the way, he heard that Liangshan soldiers had publicly executed Gao Qiu in Jeju, so he rushed to Jeju.
After Han Zhong said this, he couldn't help but cry: "Please help me, the officials."
Li Yingxing, the Flying Eagle, was a strong-willed man. After listening to what Han Zhong said, his anger surged to the ceiling, and he screamed like thunder: "I originally knew that Gou Chang is not a good guy, but he is an elder brother. I have misused this guy." , I was framed in the end, it’s fine if I don’t know, but I won’t stop if I know.”
It turned out that Gou Chang was born in poverty and was originally a tenant of the Li family, but Li Wei saw that he was capable and promoted him to deputy director. Li Ying felt that Gou Chang had evil eyes and was not a kind person, so he tried to dissuade Li Wei, but Li Wei But he didn't listen to Li Ying.
After saying that, he turned to Chao Yong and said: "Li Ying is the only brother who is close to me. Please ask the prince to let me lead the troops to rescue my brother."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "Today we are all discussing which city to attack. Since your brother is in trouble, let's attack Dongping Mansion."
Li Ying said hurriedly: "Thank you, Prince."
Han Zhong also quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Chao Yong.
Chao Yong hurriedly said: "General Li, help the old man up quickly and settle him down."
Li Ying helped Han Zhong up, and Du Xing, a grimacing boy, said, "Go and settle Han Zhong down."
After Li Ying led the army, Du Xing, the grimace boy, also became the deputy general.
After Du Xing took Han Zhong down, Li Ying couldn't wait to say: "The dog officer of Dongping Prefecture may harm my brother's life. Li Ying please lead his troops to Dongping Prefecture first."
Chao Yong shook his head and said: "We publicly executed Gao Qiu the day before yesterday. Dongping Mansion must have got the news, and the city must be heavily guarded. It will be difficult for you to take down Dongping Mansion with a thousand people. If the dog officer of Dongping Mansion knows that you are fighting for your brother, If you go, I'm afraid your brother will be threatened or even killed."
Li Ying was impatient and couldn't help but said anxiously: "What should we do?"
Lu Zhishen said: "If the Sa family sneaks into the city again, the inside and outside will combine to take over the Dongping Mansion."
Lin Chong shook his head and said: "Taian Prefecture was won in this way before, and Dongping Mansion is nearby, so the news must have been obtained, and it may not be easy to sneak in."
Li Kui shouted: "Now there are many soldiers and horses, thinking of strategies. I see the army pressing forward, and one person can flood Dongping Mansion with his spit."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "What Li Kui said is that we will mobilize 60,000 troops to attack Dongping Prefecture and declare that we will unify Jingdong. By then, Dongping Prefecture will be too tired to deal with our army and will have no time to take care of Li Wei."
Lin Chong frowned and said: "The newly reorganized 40,000 soldiers and horses are not familiar with each other yet and cannot operate flexibly. I am afraid that they will be defeated by the Dongping Mansion soldiers and horses. Why not just bring the original 20,000 soldiers and horses and add 40,000 more?" The soldiers and horses stayed in Jeju for training."
Chao Yong shook his head and said: "We have executed Gao Qiu. The Song Dynasty will definitely not give up. I am afraid that there will be another army to attack soon. If it is just training, I am afraid that they will not be able to become strong soldiers in a short time, and what they lack most is Military discipline, not drill. This prince will use this battle to let them know what military discipline is." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)