Chapter 477 The war resumes
In the next few days, Zhao Zhen was in the village every day handling the backlog of affairs between the two states, and paying attention to Song Jiang's actions in Qingzhou. On the North Road, at Gaolian, Gaotang Prefecture, we have begun to recruit soldiers and civilians, raising 10,000 troops.
I don’t know if it was Zhao Zhen’s suggestion, but the spies in Lingzhou who inquired about the news also sent back the news. Five thousand troops were raised in Zengtou City, and two regiments were trained in Lingzhou, including [General Shengshui] Shan Tinggui and [General Shenhuo] Wei Dingguo. Under the leadership of the envoy, he gathered ten thousand troops and rushed to support Huyanzhuo in the middle.
Here in Songjiang, we have also detected the news early, arranged our guns, knives, weapons, bows and arrows, and prepared to attack the enemy's army.
In addition, Lehe's spies also discovered Song Gongming's arrangements.
Laiwu is still guarded by Song Jiang personally, with [Ghost Seeing Sorrow] Lai Yong'er as the military advisor, and the guarding generals [Feilian] Huangfuxiong, [Little Overlord] Zhou Tong, [Ai Ye Leopard] Di Lei, [Iron Arhat] Fa Tong, Panhailong] Qin Hui, [Mountain Bear] ] Zhao Fu, [General Chu Hai] Zhao Gui, [Huadao] Meng Futong, as well as Ruan Qixiang and Ruan Zhaoer who returned from Yizhou, with eleven leaders and 30,000 troops, and 20,000 strong men, known as one hundred thousand, guarding Laiwu and There are two prisons in Laiwu.
On the north road, [Broken Scale Python] Ma Yuan is still the commander, commanding [Li Jue Dalang] Helian Jinming, [Hungry Big Insect] Yao Shun, [Iron-backed Wolf] Cui Hao, [Collapse] Yin Tai, [ There are six people including Yin Chun, [Earth-Drilling Ghost], Wan Qichun [Sima Division], 20,000 horse infantry sergeants, 3,000 naval troops, and 70 or 80 large and small ships. They are commanded by [Hunjiang Dragon] Li Jun, patrolling the Zihe River.
Weizhou guards [Maotouxing] Kongming and [Drunken King Kong] Fahui.
Qingzhou guards [Optimus Prime] Ren Yuan and [Ugly Scholar] Wan Qide.
As for [Iron Fan] Song Qing, [Tiger Fighting General] Li Zhong, [Bu Zhelan] Mu Hong, [Xiao Zhelan] Mu Chun, and [Sima Zhao] Wan Qirong, they even commanded 10,000 troops and launched one step ahead of schedule. The target of the offensive was exactly the Mizhou that Wu Yong had expected.
The soldiers and horses of the Song and Qing Dynasties had been secretly prepared for a long time. When the weather got warmer, they sent troops from Weizhou. When Zhao Zhen received the news, Anqiu, Gaomi, and Zhucheng counties had been captured.
It was so smooth. In addition to the sudden dispatch of troops by the Song and Qing Dynasties, [Sima Zhao] Wan Qirong had the idea to sneak into the city seven or eight days in advance. When the troops approached the city, they were attacked from both inside and outside. The three counties had no effective defenders, and the Song and Qing Dynasties could not. Three counties were captured with little effort, and all the officials of the prefecture and county magistrates died or fled.
In the entire Mizhou, only Ju County and Jiaoxi County were still in the hands of the imperial court.
After receiving the news, Zhao Zhen did not hesitate and immediately sent a message to Guan Sheng and Xuanzan, who had been stationed in Yizhou for a long time, to lead the Tiger Army of 2,500 people and go straight to Ju County.
Li Kui, Tang Meng, Li Gun, and Xiang Chong led 2,500 people from the Yongyi Battalion and set out from Liangshan to follow Guan Sheng's orders. As soon as Ju County was captured, Mrs. Lu led her people to boil salt.
Besides, Hu Yanzhuo, who was in charge of the fu, also found out about the Qingzhou bandits' attack on Mizhou, and sent someone to contact Zhao Zhen, hoping to set a date to encircle and suppress most of Songjiang in Laiwu.
Zhao Zhen met the messenger, but he was busy with spring plowing, the soldiers were tired of fighting, and the imperial reinforcements had not yet arrived, so he asked Hu Yanzhuo to postpone sending troops.
Dai Zong served as a messenger, traveling back and forth to deliver messages. When the date was decided, another seven or eight days passed.
At this time, Guan Sheng had already occupied Ju County. When the troops of the Song and Qing Dynasties saw the flag of Liangshan on the top of the city, they did not dare to attack the city and turned around to attack Jiaoxi. When Lingzhou soldiers and horses arrived, Zhao Zhen took his time and sent out troops.
Before sending out the army, Zhao Zhen returned to the main world and made a deal with Shopkeeper Du from Huainan. He bought Thousands of Stones of Crude Tea, Hundreds of Stones of Good Tea and a four-volume set of "Illustrated Description of River Works Utensils". Unfortunately, the advanced tea that Zhao Zhen was looking forward to was not available. In addition to the thousands of kilograms of Geng cakes that had been prepared long ago, many dried dates and dried persimmons purchased from Qingzhou in the fantasy world were also taken out, along with cool bamboo mats, and the transaction was completed in exchange for goods.
With this set of "Illustrated Descriptions of River Works Utensils", Zhao Zhen handed it over to the prefecture. He selected seven or eight scribes and master painters Wang Yi and Li Zhaoliang to copy this set of pictures and texts on river management in multiple sets. In addition to sending it to the prefecture As well as Zhao Zhen's mansion, he also asked the state to prepare various utensils.
He also ordered [Skinny Eel Loach] Dong Er to set up a battalion [River Qing Army] to take charge of publicity, defense, dredging, and protection of various rivers. Brothers Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun, who studied military orders in Ruan Xiaoer's army, each took charge of a battalion of sailors, patrolling the river and training the sailors. Zhang Shun's naval force is special. In addition to the normal large and small loach boats, there is also the only sunken snail boat in Liangshan.
Although there is a picture of this sinking snail boat, it is a pity that the materials are limited. In the end, a [World Spirit] was used to solve the problem of underwater breathing.
In this expedition, Zhao Zhen only led the left and right Yongqi Battalion, Ranger Battalion, [Green Flag Willow Leaf Capital], [Red Flag Daughter Capital] and the five battalions of horse troops and Yu Baosi's flag guarding capital. The rest of the Liangshan Prefecture sergeants None will be mobilized.
There are 12,500 horse-riding sergeants stationed in Xintai, Yiyuan, Mengyin, Pingyi and other places in Yizhou. A total of nearly 15,000 people are enough to cope with changes.
After all, Zhao Zhen did not really want to destroy the Qingzhou bandits. By dispatching these troops, we can also give an account to the court.
By the time Zhao Zhen led his troops to Xintai, it was already the fifth day of March. The sun is warm and the wind is gentle, the grass is green and the sand is soft, perfect for fighting. When they arrived at Xintai, Li Ying led his people to follow him. A large camp had been set up in the north of Xintai City. Zhao Xin, Jie Zhen, Jie Bao and others from Mengyin and Pingyi had already led their troops to garrison.
Zhao Zhen did not go to the city and stayed in the camp.
Beating the gathering drum, Zhao Zhen raised his tent and saw everyone gathered. Zhao Zhen asked, "What's going on in Laiwu now?"
After hearing this, Li Ying stepped forward and said, "My lord, there was a fight between Laiwu and Laiwu Prison seven days ago. Hu Yanzhuo, Han Tao, and Gao Gao led the troops to attack Laiwu, but the group from Lingzhou divided into two groups. Two places, Shan Tinggui, the commander of the regiment, and Wei Dingguo assisted Hu Yanzhuo. On the other hand, Zengtou's eldest son Zeng Tu, his second son Zeng Mi, and his fifth son Zeng Sheng sent troops to attack Laiwu prison."
"Why are the troops divided? How many troops are there in Hu Yanzhuo?" Liu Huiniang asked.
"Madam, the spies found out that the people and horses in Zengtou City in Lingzhou were strong and strong. They refused to accept Hu Yanzhuo's control, so they formed their own army. The spies said that there were 5,000 people and horses in Zengtou City, and the horse army alone was 3,000 people, each with a bow and a horse. Skilled, the team is neat and tidy," Li Ying replied.
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"How is the war going?" Zhao Zhen asked.
"The troops in Zengtou City did not attack the city. They only yelled and scolded and fought outside the city every day. The four defenders, Zhao Fu, Zhao Gui, Meng Futong, and Ruan Qixiang, allowed them to yell and curse, but did not go out to fight."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "It seems that the division of troops in Zengtou City is just to avoid siege."
Just as he was talking, he heard that Fulu Primary School came to report, and Zeng Sheng from Zengtou City came to see him.
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said to the generals: "Let's see what he says."
With that said, he asked people to bring Zeng Sheng to the big tent.
After a while, the sergeant introduced Zeng Sheng. When everyone looked at him, they saw that Zeng Sheng was only sixteen or seventeen years old, with a fair face and no beard. He is nine feet long, wearing a golden helmet, iron armor, a velvet ribbon around his waist, a scarlet robe on his body, and cloud-root boots on his feet. An outstanding talent.
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