Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

"Now that Chief Zhu has been rescued, let's consider this matter settled."

"yes!".

Luan Tingyu cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

The others who went down the mountain with him

They all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brothers, you should all go down and get some rest."

Zhao Yuan said with a smile,

"I'm afraid that in a couple of days, you'll be busy again."

"Brother, has something happened again?"

Ruan Xiaoqi asked in confusion.

"It's alright to tell you now,"

Zhao Yuan glanced at Wen Huanzhang and the other two.

"Just now, Brother Shi Qian sent someone with a message,"

"They say that Tokyo is already mobilizing troops to prepare for an attack on Liangshan!"

"what?"

Luan Tingyu and the others were immediately taken aback.

"Brother, this is a very important matter!"

Ruan Xiaoqi exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, this is indeed a serious matter, but there's no need to panic,"

Zhao Yuan laughed.

"Song Ting's elite troops are mostly in the Western Army, while they must guard against the large army of Western Xia,"

"It's simply impossible to mobilize them in a short period of time."

"My three strategists and I just discussed the matter and concluded that the Song court has sent troops to attack Liangshan."

"What they mobilized should only be the imperial guards and local troops from nearby prefectures."

"Hey, the military horses in this prefecture are already in a terrible state of disrepair,"

Bian Xiang laughed heartily.

"It seems the imperial court intends to send us weapons and armor this time!"

"Chief, although the local army of this imperial court is corrupt, it also has quite a few capable generals,"

Luan Tingyu spoke up to remind him.

"It's best not to underestimate our opponent."

"Teacher, rest assured, after receiving the message from Brother Shiqian, I immediately dispatched spies to gather information."

Zhao Yuan smiled and patted Luan Tingyu on the shoulder.

"Although I look down on the Song court, I will not underestimate them when it comes to military strategy and tactics."

"I was worrying for nothing,"

Luan Tingyu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"The teachers are also working for Liangshan, so why are you worrying unnecessarily?"

Zhao Yuan's gaze swept over the crowd.

"Brothers, I have just given orders to Liangshan, instructing the cavalry, infantry, and naval forces to rest and prepare for battle."

"You should all go too!"

"Yes!"

Luan Tingyu and the others bowed and agreed.

They then walked out of the Hall of Gathering Righteousness together.

After they leave,

Zhao Yuan and his three companions continued their discussion about the imperial army's punitive expedition.

"Chief, if the imperial court is to dispatch a large army from other prefectures, it will certainly use troops from Shandong as the vanguard,"

Zhu Wu suggested,

"In my humble opinion, we should take advantage of the fact that there is no news from the imperial court yet,"

"Let's strike first and eliminate the powerful military forces in Jizhou and Yunzhou prefectures."

"That's good, it gives the imperial army some eyes and ears."

"Brother Zhu Wu is right,"

Xu Guanzhong nodded.

"There are no strong armies left in Yunzhou Prefecture,"

Wen Huanzhang pondered for a moment and said,

"On the contrary, Dong Ping, the double-spear general of Jeju, is a rare and fierce general."

"Furthermore, when I was in Tokyo, I heard that the prefect of Jizhou, Cheng Wanli, was a retainer of Tong Guan."

"When the chieftain went to Tokyo to rescue Brother Xu last time, he incurred the enmity of Tong Guan,"

"This eunuch is narrow-minded by nature. Now that the court has mobilized troops, he will definitely make Cheng Wanli also target Liangshan!"

"Professor Wen is right,"

Zhao Yuan nodded.

"I saw this double-spear general, Dong Ping, once in Jeju Prefecture,"

"When it comes to martial arts, even among us on Liangshan, there are probably only a handful."

"This person's martial arts skills are so formidable?"

Zhu Wu exclaimed in surprise,

"This Dong Ping is skilled in wielding two spears, one long and one short,"

Zhao Yuan explained,

"He was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also extremely brave in character,"

"Because in every battle, he always bravely took the lead,"

"He even earned a nickname for it: Dong the Collider!"

"Such a skilled warrior, yet he serves the court. Isn't that a pity?"

Zhu Wu suggested,

"Chief, why don't we come up with a plan to get Dong Ping to surrender to Liangshan? What do you think?"

"That is one way,"

Wen Huanzhang and Xu Guanzhong both nodded.

Seeing this, Zhao Yuan

But he immediately said decisively,

“I will never let Dong Ping, the master of twin spears, join Liangshan.”

"Why?"

Zhu Wu and the other two were all filled with surprise.

"This person is highly skilled, but his character is utterly despicable."

Zhao Yuan shook his head and said,

"If we let someone like that join Liangshan, it would be like one rotten apple spoiling the whole barrel..."

"this......"

Zhu Wu and the other two looked at each other in bewilderment.

According to the intelligence Shi Qian relayed back to the mountain

These two guns will defeat Dong Ping.

That is, he was a bit arrogant.

Other than that,

There are no other bad records...

Chapter 621 Tong Guan's Letter

Faced with the three people's doubts,

Zhao Yuan for a time,

But it also cannot be explained.

You can't say,

In the future, Dong Ping...

Because the marriage proposal was rejected,

They then murdered Cheng Wanli, the governor of Jeju, and his wife.

Then they forced him to marry his daughter!

"I have made the decision on this matter."

Zhao Yuan spoke with unusual firmness,

"Three strategists, let's refrain from sending news of Dong Ping up the mountain."

"Very well, since that's the case, let's think of other ways."

Although Wen Huanzhang found it strange,

However, they still decided to proceed according to Zhao Yuan's wishes.

.....

Right here on Liangshan,

In preparation for the imperial court's upcoming campaign,

When making plans in advance

Bianliang, Tokyo

The eunuch Tong Guan, Grand Tutor Cai Jing, and Grand Commandant Gao Kan

It was a rare occasion for them to get together.

"Now Liangshan has grown into a great power,"

Cai Jing looked at the other two.

"His Majesty spoke to us again in court today, instructing us to resolve the Liangshan matter,"

What are your thoughts on this?

"Grand Tutor, no matter how powerful Liangshan is, they are nothing more than bandits."

Tong Guan smiled sinisterly.

"As long as we mobilize the government troops from all over the country to encircle and suppress them, I, the Privy Councilor, do not believe that we cannot take down a bunch of bandits!"

"Prime Minister Tong, you'd better not underestimate your enemy,"

Gao Kan yawned.