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After hearing about that article of suppression,

Because one of them aspired to be granted amnesty.

Indeed, it was just as Song Jiang had always done.

The strategist didn't suspect anything.

I only thought this article,

It was indeed written by Song Jiang.

After all, in the bandit forest,

Song Jiang, a cultured man who had served as a civil official,

Being able to write "suppression articles" is...

Ultimately, they are a minority.

Most of the outlaws,

Those were all illiterate.

Therefore, the wise man, for a time,

There was no doubt about the authenticity of the document.

They assumed that this was indeed the work of Song Jiang.

But the suppression of the literary work was successful.

In the end, he couldn't hide it from Chao Gai, the leader of Qingfeng Mountain.

Although King Chao was not highly educated,

But that article of suppression,

It wasn't a profound article to begin with.

After having someone read it to me several times

Chao Gai frowned.

Unlike Song Jiang,

Chao Gai was always the first to be loyal to his friends.

He was not very loyal to the imperial court.

On the contrary, I prefer life in the greenwood.

To put it bluntly,

It means lacking ambition.

Therefore, they had to be granted amnesty by the imperial court.

Chao Gai had never been interested.

Now that Song Jiang is openly revealing his ambitions...

Chao Gai was naturally somewhat displeased.

However, due to his long-standing friendship with Song Jiang,

In addition, no matter what,

Song Jiang's issuance of the edict to suppress the rebellion attracted many like-minded outlaws to Qingfeng Mountain.

Chao Gai could only suppress his displeasure...

Chapter 712 A Mix of Joy and Sorrow

And in the green forests of Shandong

When Song Jiang received the "suppression document," it caused a great uproar.

The imperial army

Also departing from Tokyo,

It is close to the prefectures of Shandong.

The overall situation in Shandong

I immediately tensed up.

The bandits and outlaws on various mountain peaks...

They all fell silent.

They all became well-behaved.

Fearing that the imperial army would pass by,

They then wiped them out along the way.

This time, in order to wipe out Liangshan,

Cai Jing and others selected 15,000 men from the Imperial Guards in Tokyo.

They claimed to have an army of 50,000.

It was handed over to Huyan Zhuo and two others for command.

General Han Tao led 3,000 troops as the vanguard.

Huyan Zhuo, wielding double whips, commanded 10,000 troops as the central army.

The remaining two thousand troops were led by Tianmu General Peng Qi.

He served as the rear guard, responsible for escorting grain and fodder.

Although originally according to Huyan Zhuo's plan,

Of these 15,000 soldiers

There should be three thousand armored cavalry.

However, due to the cuts and deductions from top to bottom...

The horses in the Tokyo government offices were already sick and weak.

Although according to Cai Jing's requirements,

He handed over three thousand troops to Huyan Zhuo.

But of those, only a little over a thousand were usable.

Although Huyan Zhuo was furious,

But there's nothing we can do about it.

Finally, they simply incorporated all of the more than a thousand horses into the armored chain cavalry.

The remaining horses,

It was barely usable enough to be given to the military scouts.

Even worse,

Then hand it over to the rear army.

Used for transporting grain and fodder.

After a month of reorganization and training, these 15,000 soldiers were handed over to Huyan Zhuo and his two companions in Bianliang.

Under the leadership of the three generals,

They marched in a mighty force towards Liangshan.

With the advance of the three armies...

Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Kan, and others,

He also obtained an imperial edict from Emperor Zhao Ji.

He ordered the generals in various prefectures of Shandong to...

He led his troops to meet with Huyan Zhuo.

They then joined forces to suppress Liangshan.

According to Cai Jing and others' ideas

Although the imperial court only allocated 15,000 soldiers to Huyan Zhuo and his men.

But when the generals of the various prefectures in Shandong led their local garrison troops and imperial guards to join Huyan Zhuo...

At the very least, this would immediately give us an additional 15,000 soldiers!

A total of 30,000 troops.

How could they possibly fail to conquer Liangshan, a small bandit stronghold?

However, Cai Jing and his associates were full of confidence.

The imperial edict to mobilize troops to attack Liangshan arrived in Shandong.

This immediately drew cries of distress.

It turns out that Liangshan's exemplary role over the past six months has been crucial.

In addition, the imperial court's Green Sprouts Law,

There are also various exorbitant taxes and levies that contribute to this effect.

In Shandong, bandits rose up in droves.

Although not many have achieved significant success.

But bandits were everywhere.

However, this immediately became a problem for various prefectures and cities.

Now the imperial court has suddenly ordered the troops stationed in various prefectures to go and besiege Liangshan.

What about the safety of the state government itself?

Officials and bandits have been irreconcilable enemies since ancient times.

The officials in charge of each prefecture did not believe it.

Once the main force of their own state capital is transferred away...

The nearby bandits and robbers will not take advantage of the situation.

However, the imperial edict could not be disobeyed.

Finally, out of desperation

Apart from places like Qingzhou

They had long ago used the attack on Qingfeng Mountain as an excuse to obtain the prefecture.

In other places, they can only use shoddy imitations to fill the gaps.

To deal with the imperial edict.

These states retained their local elites.

Let the selected elderly, weak, sick, and disabled wear armor.

Heading to Jeju Island.

In the end, it all adds up.

Only two locations actually deployed their elite troops.

One is Dongchang Prefecture.

The garrison commander there, Zhang Qing, was a highly skilled warrior.

With him guarding Dongchang Prefecture,

The local bandits had long been wiped out.