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

"Firstly, they want to use our heads to claim credit,"

"Secondly, it can also prevent the court from implicating him in the responsibility for the defeat of the army."

"Your Majesty, what Master Gongsun said makes sense,"

Wu Yong nodded in agreement.

"We should prepare as soon as possible."

"But now there are only five or six hundred henchmen left in the stronghold,"

Chao Gai said helplessly,

"How can we possibly defeat the two or three thousand troops from Qingzhou!"

"It's alright, defending a stockade is not like fighting in the open field,"

Wu Yong waved his feather fan.

He said confidently.

"Let's use this time to prepare as many defensive weapons as possible,"

"If Dong Ping dares to attack again, he will never return!"

.....

Just as Qingfeng Mountain was busily preparing defensive equipment,

The government army camp located at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain

Dong Ping was also giving instructions to his subordinates.

We need to build more siege engines such as battering rams and arrow towers.

And the reason,

Just as Gongsun Sheng said,

Regardless of the outcome of the battle between the imperial army and Liangshan,

Both of them had made up their minds.

We must destroy Qingfeng Village...

Chapter 725 Jeju Army Meeting

Just as the Qingzhou government troops and Qingfeng Village were fighting to the death...

That imperial court received a large army,

Under the leadership of Huyan Zhuo, Han Tao, and Peng Qi,

We've arrived in Jeju!

Huyan Zhuo was, after all, from a family of generals, and a descendant of famous generals.

After leading the army to Jeju,

They did not immediately march on Liangshan.

Instead, they set up camp in Jeju Island.

On the one hand, let the soldiers rest and recuperate.

To relieve the fatigue from traveling for many days,

On one hand, scouts were dispatched.

To gather intelligence on the situation at Liangshan Marsh,

Meanwhile, they awaited the arrival of local armies from various prefectures in Shandong to join them.

however,

With the agreed-upon date for the meeting between the emperor and the court drawing ever closer,

Troops from various prefectures in Shandong also arrived one after another to join them.

However, after inspecting the local soldiers who had arrived, Huyan Zhuo...

But he immediately turned ashen with anger.

Originally, according to the estimates of Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Kan, and others,

At least ten to twenty thousand troops from the various prefectures of Shandong should have joined forces with Huyan Zhuo.

However now,

Soldiers from various prefectures arrived in Jeju.

But it's only a little over ten thousand.

Moreover, among them,

Most of them are elderly, weak, sick, or disabled.

A person utterly incapable of waging war!

Huyan Zhuo had also served as a general in local areas.

Upon seeing this scene,

I had already guessed it.

It must be that the local official was worried about sending out elite troops.

This resulted in the area being left without soldiers or defenses.

So they simply sent the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled to deal with the situation!

How could Huyan Zhuo not be furious!

Fortunately, in the end,

After inventory and identification

Of these more than ten thousand men,

Nearly half of them are matters of fighting and warfare.

These were the two thousand garrison troops brought by Zhang Qing, the garrison commander of Dongchang Prefecture.

And there's Yun Tianbiao, the commander of the land forces in Jingyang Town, leading an army of three thousand!

These five thousand Shandong local soldiers,

In addition to the imperial guards of 15,000,

This was all the troops that Huyan Zhuo used to deal with Liangshan!

.....

Inside the command tent of the government troops,

Huyan Zhuo set up a banquet,

To entertain all the generals under my command!

Those local generals were sent to just get by.

Hu Yanzhuo's face was ashen.

I can't be bothered with them!

And these generals,

Knowing that he was in the wrong,

They all became silent and reserved.

They just went through the motions!

As for Zhang Qing, the featherless arrow, and Yun Tianbiao and his son...

He was then invited by Huyan Zhuo to take the seat of honor.

We will treat you with our heart!

After three rounds of drinks,

Huyan Zhuo asked the generals for a plan to destroy Liangshan.

Yun Tianbiao immediately spoke up.

"General Huyan, the Liangshan bandits have been wreaking havoc in Shandong for half a year now,"

"As a result, countless people in the Shandong prefectures have gone up the mountain to join the bandits in the past six months!"

"The sooner we wipe out Liangshan, the sooner we can restore peace to the prefectures of Shandong!"

"In my humble opinion, General Huyan should march directly and strike at the bandits' lair in one fell swoop!"

"Victory is assured!"

"Um,"

Huyan Zhuo nodded.

Before he could say anything,

Here

Zhang Qing, unable to contain himself any longer, spoke up about the featherless arrow.

"General Huyan, we must not underestimate Liangshan!"

"Oh? What do you mean by that, General Zhang?"

Hu Yanzhuo asked in surprise.

"The general is not from Shandong, and he is unfamiliar with the terrain of Liangshan Marsh,"

Zhang Qing explained,

"The Liangshan Marsh covers an area of ​​eight hundred li. In the shallow parts, the water is barely ankle-deep, and people can walk around freely!"

"And in the deeper parts of the water, the bottom is unseen, enough for a thousand-ton ship to sail on!"

"The Liangshan bandits' stronghold is located deep within the marshland!"

"Without naval escort, our soldiers alone will reach the shore of the marshland,"

"I'm afraid all we can do is look at Liangshan and sigh!"

"This body of water is so large?"

Huyan Zhuo looked surprised.

Although he had already guessed it

How could Liangshan, such a notorious bandit group, be allowed to occupy the marshland?

It must be extraordinary.

But unexpectedly,

That body of water is so vast!

"Therefore, I advise General Huyan not to rush into battle,"

Zhang Qing said,

"Instead, we should first requisition ships and then have the soldiers practice naval warfare."

"We'll proceed after the soldiers have become proficient in swimming..."

Before the featherless arrow could finish speaking...

Yun Tianbiao, who was standing next to him, sneered.

The commander of the Jingyang Town army, who often boasted of being the reincarnation of Guan Yu, sneered.

"Hmph! What an outdated and pedantic view!"

As the saying goes, speed is of the essence in war!