The sun is still struggling below the horizon, but the night can no longer completely cover its light. The warmth of the morning light blends with the coolness of the fading night, which is the most comfortable.
A few early birds chase and play in the sky.
Dong Ping looked at his soldiers and horses coming out of the city gate like a long dragon, and he was also in high spirits. Military generals should have ordered their troops on the battlefield and made achievements. But since he wiped out the Dongping Mansion bandits, there has been no war and he can only guard the city every day.
His dream of starting a small business and establishing a successful career is getting further and further away.
He was originally a military general at the border of Hebei Province, but unfortunately the emperor had already signed an alliance with the Liao Kingdom. The Song Dynasty spent money to buy peace, and "rewarded" the Liao Kingdom with a large amount of property every year, in exchange for which the Liao Kingdom would not invade the south.
Although there have been no major wars on the border in recent years, small conflicts have continued.
The Liao State did not provide food and grass to the soldiers and horses on the border, but only allowed them to cross the border to collect grass and valleys to make themselves self-sufficient. Therefore, the Liao State cavalry often crossed the border and plundered, so small groups of wars continued.
Dong Ping repeatedly killed the cavalry of the Liao Kingdom in the Caogu Valley, so he was promoted to the regiment training envoy to keep the territory safe. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. He once chased the Liao Cavalry and unknowingly led the troops across the border, and finally captured more than a hundred grains.
First level, return with great victory.
Unexpectedly, just after Dong Ping sent out the official document reporting his victory, the Liao State sent an envoy, accusing the Song State of committing an invasion of the country and demanding that the Song State hand over the men who led the troops, otherwise the army would march south. The Liao State Cavalry had long been frightened.
The civil and military officials in the DPRK suddenly panicked. If the military generals in Hebei had not protected him, the Privy Council would have handed Dong Ping over to the Liao Kingdom. However, in order to calm the anger of the Liao Kingdom, Dong Ping's regimental training envoy was also dismissed and he was ordered to return to Beijing.
Listen to the tune.
Dong Ping lived in the capital for more than a year. Even if there were vacancies in various places, Dong Ping didn't have the money to take care of them. How could it be his turn to fill the vacancies?
Or later, Cheng Wanli, a member of Tong Guan's family, came to Dongping Mansion to take office. Bandits in Shandong and Hebei started to appear together. The former governor of Dongping Mansion also died in the suppression of bandits. Naturally, Tong Guan would not just sit back and watch his men lose their official positions. After counting the generals in the capital, he remembered his bravery.
The extraordinary Dong Ping made him the governor of Dongping Prefecture.
After Dong Ping took office, he lived up to the expectations of the general public, reorganized his army and prepared weapons, and quickly wiped out the local bandits. Bandits in Shandong and Hebei no longer dared to invade Dongping Prefecture.
The soldiers and horses of Dongping Prefecture marched all the way and set up camp twenty miles outside Liangshan River that night. Dong Ping summoned his close soldiers and went to Liangshan overnight to issue a declaration of war.
The soldiers patrolling the lake at Ruan Xiaoqi's water village received the letter of war and rushed to Ruan Xiaoqi's place.
Not long after, the sound of drums started to sound in the Juyi Hall.
Chao Yong was already preparing to fall asleep when he heard the sound of drums in the Juyi Hall and hurried out of the house to wait for his father to come to the Juyi Hall.
The two came to Juyi Hall, where the lights were already lit by Ruan Xiaoqi.
"Brother, a man named Dong Ping, a double-gun general in Dongping Prefecture, has issued a letter of challenge. They have set up camp twenty miles north of Shuibo and invite us to fight outside Shuibo tomorrow."
Chao Gai took the letter of challenge, tore it open and read it.
The Chao family has been wealthy for several generations and has received good private school education since childhood. Chao Yong naturally recognizes these traditional Chinese characters. They are just provocative words that will inspire Liangshan troops to fight ten miles north of Tabo tomorrow.
Chao Gai suppressed his anger after reading it, tore the letter into pieces, and said: "Dong Ping, when I became famous in Jingdong, he didn't know where to feed him. He is so arrogant. Tomorrow, all the brothers will follow me down the mountain and take the
Got this guy."
While Chao Gai was reading the letter, all the leaders had arrived.
Wu Yong heard the words, shook his head and said: "King of heaven, calm down, don't fall into the trap of the officers and soldiers. The people in the village have not had much training time, and they have not experienced many battles. If they go into battle, they will only be afraid of heavy casualties. The village is not short of money and food now, so it is better for us to stick to the village."
If the soldiers and horses of Dongping Prefecture dare to attack, they will be like the soldiers and horses of Jeju who never come back."
Ruan Xiaoqi jumped to his feet and said: "As a military advisor, don't let others' ambitions destroy your own prestige. There are thousands of people in the village now, and there are so many leaders. Why are you afraid of the officers and soldiers?"
Liu Tang also said: "What Seventh Brother said is that Liu Tang is willing to go down the mountain and fight. Even if he sacrifices his life, he will let the officers and soldiers know that the brothers in Liangshan are not easy to tease."
Chao Yong thought for a while and said: "I also think we should go to war. Firstly, we can't weaken our momentum in Liangshan. Secondly, the soldiers and horses in the village have been training for some time. If we don't experience battle formations, I'm afraid we will never become a strong army.
In the future, if the imperial court sends troops who have been fighting for a long time to attack Liangshan, I am afraid that our village troops will be dispersed in a single confrontation. Moreover, the Dongping Prefecture only has two thousand soldiers and horses, which can be used for training."
When Lin Chong heard this, he also echoed: "What Brother Yong said is that soldiers and horses that have not experienced battles are just silver-like wax spear heads, which are useless. When Tong Guan went to the northwest to take up his post, he brought three thousand Tokyo Imperial Guards with him.
The armor and weapons used by the pro-army are all the best. Unexpectedly, they were defeated by the Xixia army in just one battle. Tong Guandu was almost captured alive by the Xixia army. Fortunately, the Xixia army snatched him back without his life. Later, Tong Guancai came from the Xixia army.
The army mobilized elite soldiers to form the Victory Army as his personal army."
Wu Yong was opposed by everyone, but he didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "What the brothers said is true, but I didn't think about it."
"In this case, I will go down the mountain to fight tomorrow and promote my name in Liangshan. I will invite military advisors, Lin Chong, Liu Tang, Du Qian, and Song Wan to follow me down the mountain to fight. The leader of the water village will handle the entry and exit of the army, and Gongsun Xiandi will guard the village. Since it is a small
When Qi receives the letter of war, you will send one person to Dongping Mansion to retrieve him, and the decisive battle will begin tomorrow."
As soon as Chao Gai finished speaking, Ruan Xiaoqi shouted: "My two brothers are enough to support the army. My younger brother, please go out with the army."
Ruan Xiaowu also said: "Leave the coordination to my subordinates. Our brothers also have to go to war."
Wu Yong said with a smile: "Xiao Wu, Xiao Qi, don't be anxious. Receiving the army is also a credit. If the officers and soldiers take the opportunity to attack the mountain stronghold, you must assist Gongsun Daochang to defend the stronghold. If we all go out to fight, the stronghold will be empty."
Ruan Xiaoqi thought for a while and said: "The military advisor is right, but next time I must be allowed to go into battle and guard the stronghold with other brothers, otherwise I, the leader of the water stronghold, will become a ferryman."
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw what Ruan Xiaoqi said was so interesting.
It was just daybreak, and the sun was hiding under the eastern horizon, shooting out streaks of golden light, illuminating the eastern sky with warmth.
Chao Yong, Chao Gai, and Wu Yong stood on the golden beach, watching Lin Chong, Liu Tang, Du Qian, and Song Wan each lead their own troops down the mountain to cross the river.
Before leaving the berth, the decision was made. Liu Tang's men were all newly joined Zhuang Han, and the formation was the most chaotic. They stood lazily on the golden beach, making noisy noises in small groups.
Lin Chong, Du Qian, and Song Wan's teams were mainly composed of people from the original village, but it was a completely different scene.
Lin Chong's team was neat and quiet, giving people a sense of oppression.
Du Qian's and Song Wan's teams were only better than Liu Tang's. It could barely be seen that they were standing in a square formation. Although the teams were not crowded together, they were all whispering.
Although Chao Yong never served as a soldier in later generations, he still formed a neat square formation during military training, and no one in the middle dared to speak.
Looking at the chaotic team, he couldn't help but frown and said: "Dad, how can such a military formation be used on the battlefield? Although the village leaders are all very brave, the only one who can train soldiers and horses is Coach Lin.
I am afraid that the training of all the leaders will be so uneven in the future, and it will not be easy to command in the battle formation. It is better to put them together and let Coach Lin be the general coach, and practice for two hours, and then each leader will take them back to practice separately. Also,
The clothes and armor should be more uniform. They are wearing anything now. They don’t look like rebels doing justice for heaven, but more like a rabble."
"It turns out that the majority of the people in the copycat village are Liangshan minions. We have just gone up the mountain and it is not easy to make big changes. Recently, the copycat has been recruiting troops. It turns out that the Liangshan minions have become a minority and it is time to vigorously rectify it. Brother Yong, the rebel, is well called,
All previous dynasties have recruited rebels from farmers, and most of our troops are farmers. It is appropriate for the rebels to call me Liangshan."
Wu Yong was also a person who was familiar with the art of war. He knew that the soldiers and horses in front of him could fight with the wind and defend the stronghold. Once they encountered a strong enemy, the barely formed phalanx would collapse instantly. He also thought about rectifying the troops.
Ma, I just felt that the time had not come yet, so I kept putting it off.
Chao Gai nodded and said: "It is because of the word "righteousness" that all the brothers came together. From now on, I, Liangshan, will be called the rebel army. We will discuss the matter of military training after this battle is over."
While he was talking, more than a hundred large and small fishing boats appeared on the water.
After Chao Gai and others went up the mountain, Ruan Sanxiong recruited many fishermen in the nearby fishing village, many of whom brought boats to join the team. The village also built some large boats, so there were many large and small boats in the water village.
Under the restraint of their respective leaders, Liangshan soldiers and horses finally did not have any incidents of grabbing the ship and falling into the water. After a small commotion, two thousand people finally boarded the ship and sailed away from the golden beach.