Chapter 513 Crossing Zibo River
When Zhao Zhen marched, another incident occurred on the northern road.
The commander Liu Menglong traveled day and night, and finally arrived in Zibo to meet Gao Lian and others.
After seeing the ceremony, Yun Tianbiao said, "We hope that Liu will rule. If we can defeat the Qingzhou water thieves, it is just around the corner to destroy the Song Jiang gang."
After hearing this, Liu Menglong laughed and said, "The people in the north are good at horses, and the people in the south are good at boats. How many abilities can the Qingzhou water thieves have? Let me start the army tomorrow. Please see me defeat the enemy."
After hearing this, Yun Tianbiao hurriedly said, "The commander should not underestimate the enemy. However, the leader of the Qingzhou water thief is from Luzhou. He is known as the [Huanjianglong]. He has good martial arts skills on the water, and those who drive boats and boats are all fishermen. The former commander of the navy Niu Bangxi was destroyed by him."
Liu Menglong said, "I have heard about this. The Grand Marshal Niu Bangxi, an infantry captain, commanded the navy. He didn't even know how to lose. Now I am fighting on the waters. The Qingzhou water thieves have only been fighting for a few days, and there are no big ships. They are not my opponent. Besides, the water surface is only thirty or fifty feet. I am a big ship here. With just one charge, I can disperse the thieves and kill to the other side."
Yun Tianbiao said, "Don't be careless in command of Liu. The Qingzhou water thieves are indeed the same as the commander said. This Li Jun has a kind of mine under his command. He can take twenty or thirty steps from the water. He will explode when he encounters a ship and has no way to prevent it. At that time, most of Niu Bangxi's naval ships were broken by lightning under the water, and he was defeated."
When Liu Menglong heard this, he felt despised: This group of northerners is indeed brave. They are useless and need to find a reason to cover up. I am in Jiankang, and I will wipe out many water bandits, but I can't see any mines that can be fired at the bottom of the water. When I fight to defeat the enemy, I will joke with this guy again.
Now said, "Don't worry, Manager Yun, I have my own precautions. Tomorrow, I will only see me defeating the enemy."
After saying that, Liu Menglong resigned everyone on the grounds that he would go to war tomorrow and make arrangements early.
After Liu Menglong left, Wei Huchen said, "This Liu Menglong is so arrogant. When he suffers a loss, it will be clear what he has to face."
Gao Lian, who had never spoken, said, "The Grand Marshal has sent a letter. The official has made no progress in our place. He has many intentions to instruct us. The imperial edict will come soon. Since Liu Menglong is confident, if he can defeat the Qingzhou water thieves, we can also attack the Qingzhou ground and get some credit. If this guy is defeated, it is not our fault."
On the second day, Gao Lian, Yun Tianbiao and Wei Huchen each led their troops and stood on the bank of the Zi River to watch the Liu Menglong naval army fight.
Liu Menglongbu led the navy, took a boat, and drove to the other side.
Here at Li Jun, Liu Menglong, who had visited the early days, led the navy to come. When Liu Menglong Shui Master arrived from the upstream, Li Jun’s camp fired a cannon, the door of the water village opened, the boats came out, the drums and the boats rushed forward, and they rushed forward. .
When Liu Menglong saw this, he looked around and said, "You dare to step forward like this fishing boat. Beat the drum, rush over, and smash the thief's fishing boat."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard "bang, bang..."
More than 30 water-sent-post horse ships that acted as pioneers in front of them all tilted and stagnated. What's more, the hull collapsed and the soldiers were panicked.
When the soldiers on the official boat saw him, they were first afraid and looked at the boat opposite, and they were panicked. The fishing boats kept rushing into the brigade's official boats, and the official boats did not respond to each other. Another "bang, bang..." sounded, and a sergeant from adjacent ships shouted, "The ship was leaking."
The government troops were frightened, and many people left behind.
The soldiers on the Qingzhou fishing boat in the lower end were squeezing the future with a two-meter-long bamboo gun. When there was no movement, many officers and soldiers were killed in the Zibo River.
Only then did Liu Menglong realize that it was a mine fired from the bottom of the Qingzhou water thief.
He urgently ordered the soldiers to beat the gong and turn around and retreat.
When Li Jun saw him, he could not let him go. The war drums were hit hard, and all the hidden beads and cannons were fired under the water, and warships capsized from time to time.
On the shore, Gao Lian and others saw each other and sighed with regret.
The soldiers were ordered to carry crossbows and respond on the shore. When the navy abandoned its boat and landed on the shore, only more than 2,000 navy troops remained. Only more than thirty warships came back. The rest either sank into the bottom of the water or were shot into a cannon, and the water leaked at the bottom of the water and was captured by Li Jun. The commander Liu Menglong was on the boat, and the only building ship was taken seriously by Li Jun. At least hundreds of underwater guns were shot towards it. The building ship was directly smashed and Liu Menglong fell into the water and was killed.
On the shore, Gao Lian gathered his water soldiers and withdrew his troops along the water shore.
When they returned to the camp, everyone looked at each other.
Gao Lian sighed, "The Qingzhou thieves have such weapons, how can the navy win?"
Yun Tianbiao lowered his head and pondered for a moment, "My husband, we still have more than 30 three-masted oars now. If we can fog at night, we can carry soldiers to cross at night."
Gao Lian said, "The former once built fog and built floating bridges. They were all called Qingzhou Water Pirates to scatter. Even if there were ships, it was probably difficult to be silent. Besides, the city of Linzi cannot be moved in one day. Once they stalemate, the pawns who crossed the river would have no way back. Too risky."
When Yun Tianbiao heard this, he opened his mouth to speak, sighed, and sat down.
Wei Huchen said, "I'm divided into three places, and I crossed the river with a big boat at night, so that he could not look after each other at the head and tail?"
As he was speaking, the gatekeeper came to report that the angel of the court had arrived and asked the generals to welcome the imperial edict.
After the imperial edict was announced, Liu Bin asked everyone to stand up and said to Gao Lian: "The Grandpa, the Grandpa, the Grandpa has many guaranteed reports in the court. Now all the troops here are under your control. The Grandpa asked me to instruct my grandpa to make meritorious achievements soon, and the Grandpa also has something to say."
Gao Lian sighed after hearing this, "The imperial edict was announced one step late. Liu Tongzheng was defeated and died. Only two thousand navy troops remained, and only more than thirty warships were left."
After hearing this, Liu Bin couldn't help but sigh.
Gao Lian said, "There is no need to worry about the announcement of the order. Qingzhou water thieves have won a great victory. We need to celebrate this night. The two general managers Yun and Wei have agreed to divide the troops into three groups tonight and take the opportunity to cross the river."
Yun Tianbiao and Wei Huchen both said, "No, if you fail, you will become a benevolent. Become a priest, and we are willing to take risks."
After hearing this, Liu Bin praised, "You are loyal to the emperor. I will return to the court and preach to you. I will never let the ministers who have made meritorious services be prohibited. Where the Taiwei must ask for meritorious contributions."
After saying that, Liu Bin turned to Gao Lian and said, "The Grand Marshal has a family letter, so I will hand it over to the governor and the governor. If you attack tonight, I will turn back to Bianjing and report it."
Gao Lian took the letter and said to Liu Bin: "I will wait for the imperial edict to be announced for a while. I will write a letter. Please pass it on your behalf."
After saying that, Gao Lian invited Liu Bin to return to the tent, and Yun Tianbiao and Wei Huchen returned to the camp separately, preparing to fight.
After shutting away, Gao Lian asked, "I will announce the imperial edict, my brother told me to be careful of Liangshan in the letter, but what happened?"
Liu Bin did not hide it and said to Gao Lian: "My grandpa, Zhao Ze is not the confidant of the Taiwei. The former Yanei was extorted by him in Xingren's mansion and killed the guards Puhong and his group. Recently, he invaded the invading state and killed the confidant general Qiu Xuan of the prefect Gao Rang. He did not take the Taiwei seriously at all. Taiwei Zeng said that this guy was also in a rebellious way, so that the uncle who sacrificed his merits would care carefully."
Gao Lian was furious when he heard this: "Why didn't my brother fall into trouble?" Liu Bin said: "My husband, Qingzhou is now rampant, and Zhao Ze is the one who resists it. There are many people in the court who run for him. In Ruisi Hall, his name is on par with the ministers in the northwest, and it is also the one who left a name in the heart of the emperor. In this way, the Grand Marshal called the Grand Marshal to be more attentive. If he could kill Song Jiang, he would be able to compete with Zhao Ze in the future. If there is something that is useful, the Grand Marshal can also guarantee the report, and the Grand Marshal will be convenient."
After hearing this, Gao Lian nodded and said to Liu Bin, "This Wei Huchen is respectful, maybe it can be used. You can report to your brother when you return. As for Yun Tianbiao, you are not the same as us."
After seeing off Liu Bin, Gao Lian, Yun Tianbiao and Wei Huchen took advantage of the night to escort the Zibo River with thirty-five large ships, and indeed crossed the Zibo River.
The iron cables prepared earlier connected the two sides, and the door panels were placed on the iron cables. Along with the recruited township archers, a 15,000 army of troops crossed the river and camped safely.
At dawn, the walker from Qingzhou patrol saw him and quickly reported to Li Jun.
Li Jun was shocked when he heard this and personally asked someone to drive the boat.
Thirty miles away, a floating bridge runs through the two sides, and more than 30 large ships parade. The imperial army had already crossed the river and set up camp.
Li Jun did not dare to delay and quickly urged the navy to drive the ship out of the camp, bring the remaining water-behind bead guns, and destroy the floating bridge and ships at once. Then he returned to the camp, running Wenyidu and Linzi.
Here in Yidu Song Jiang, Song Jiang had long lost his former enthusiasm. After hearing Li Jun's message, he was frightened and hurriedly asked someone to invite [Ghost Sorrow] to Yong'er for discussion.
Lai Yong'er read Li Jun's letter and said to Song Jiang, "Brother, don't worry. Although Gao Lian's group crossed the Zibo River, the soldiers had just over 10,000, and there was no much baggage. As long as Xiaoyu, all villages and villages were moved to the north, and those who could not be taken away must be burned. Never leave a grain of rice for Gao Lian. Without food and grass supplies, how many threats can the pawns crossing the river pose. If there is Li Jun, he will ask him to strengthen patrols and never let people cross the river again."
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"What the military advisor said is exactly what I want, but it is just a strategy to strengthen the walls and clear the country. I'm afraid it's too late."
As he said that, he wanted to let [Fei Lian] Huangfu Xiong go and pass the order.
Lai Yonger said, "What my brother is saying is. I have another plan, but I am a little risky. If it works, I can kill all the officials from this line."
"Military advisor, say it."
"Brother, we are all in Shandong. The government troops elsewhere are no matches, but Liangshan is the enemy. In the past few days, I have listened to the two soldiers who fled back from Laiwu Supervisor that when Laiwu Supervisor broke the city, one of them pretended to be Ruan Zhaoer and deceived the defenders on the top of the city. This guy called Zhen Xianglin, who was originally the general manager of Maxing Town. Why don't we ask Ruan Zhaoer to pretend to be Zhen Xianglin and attack him?"
Song Jiang heard this and said, "Military advisor, Ruan Zhaoer is quite good, but unfortunately his martial arts are mediocre and useless. When he saw Ruan Qixiang, he was asked to sit in a seat. I am afraid he would not be able to attack the official army."
Lai Yonger pointed to the letter sent by Li Jun and said, "Otherwise. Brother, let's look. Brother Li Jun's letter said that Wei Huchen, who led the army in the official army, and Zhen Xianglin, were both generals from Qingzhou. Zhen Xianglin went up the mountain to be a bandit, and it was the general manager of Maxing Town that Wei Huchen took over."
"If we take the banner of Liangshan, and take Ruan Zhaoer as the leader, and let the three brothers [Panhailong] Qinhui, [Bashanxiong] Zhao Fu, and [Stuming the Sea General] Zhao Gui pretend to be the generals of Liangshan and sneak into Gaolian's camp. They cooperate with the Ma Yuan brothers inside and outside, and they will definitely be able to defeat Gaolian's official army. After that, we can concentrate our troops to deal with the Liangshan official army."
When Song Jiang heard this, he frowned and said to Lai Yong'er, "This strategy is feasible, but Ruan Zhao'er is useless. Qin Hui, Zhao Fu and Zhao Gui are all rough people. The military advisors will go there in person. If they attack the city in a battle and gather all their brothers, they will be able to compete with the Liang Shang. If they win, we must be an official. If they lose, they will escape into the mountains and become enemies, and they will be waiting for the opportunity."
Lai Yong'er heard this and nodded, "What brother said is, I'll go there myself."
After saying that, Lai Yonger secretly summoned Ruan Zhaoer and four others, and all of them were dressed up, and they selected five thousand elite soldiers to leave the city from the north gate at night.
In Linzi City, [Brand Scale Python] Ma Yuan read Li Jun's letter, cursed, and asked someone to go to the city to be on duty. At night, Huangfu Xiong came up to the city from the hanging basket and met Ma Yuan. Ma Yuan was overjoyed after talking about Song Jiang and Lai Yonger's plan.
On the second day, Gao Lian saw that the floating bridge was destroyed and urged the army to set off the camp and kill Linzi.
The army was approaching the city, and the flags on the top of the city were filled with strict guards. Gao Lian said to Yun Tianbiao and Wei Huchen, "Ma Yuan is a very skilled martial arts man. Now we only have more than 10,000 people, and there are no more soldiers than him. Now we can only challenge in front of the formation and kill his generals to boost morale, so that we can plan to attack the city."
Yun Tianbiao heard this and said, "Young general is not talented, so he is willing to take the lead."
Gao Lian was overjoyed and said, "If the general manager wins, he will be the first meritorious person. I will definitely report to you from the Grand Marshal. It is no problem for all the officials to be supervised."
Yun Tianbiao immediately put on his horse, came out of the formation, shook the flag and shouted, and beat the drums to fight.
When Ma Yuan met the city, he laughed: "Yun Tianbiao, you are my defeated general, and you will be the other person to fight."
Yun Tianbiao was furious when he heard this and rushed forward. Ma Yuan waved his hand, and the arrows on the top of the city were as rained. Fortunately, Yun Tianbiao saw the opportunity early and returned after taking a horse.
When Wei Huchen saw him, he was furious and made someone carry a bellyband and curse him endlessly.
When Ma Yuan saw it, he was very angry. Regardless of the obstruction of [Sima Shi] Wanqichun, he ordered the city gate to be opened. Ma Yuan led [Hungry Wolf] Yao Shun, [Iron-Backed Wolf] Cui Hao, and five hundred horses left the city.
[Iron-backed Wolf] Cui Hao took the lead and headed straight for the soldiers who were raising their bellybands.
When the soldier saw Cui Hao coming, he left the bamboo pole and ran back into the formation without any chance. Cui Hao laughed: "Master Cui Hao, who dares to fight?"
On Gao Lian's side, all the generals were going to compete for the first time. Gao Lian's commander named Yu, named Zhi, slapped his horse and swung his sword, and even went out before the battle.
When Cui Hao saw it, he ran straight to Yu Zhi. After less than five rounds of battle, Cui Hao shot Yu Zhi and poked him off the horse.
Gao Lian was shocked when he saw this: "Who dares to take revenge?"
Yun Tianbiao rushed out of a general, only seventeen or eighteen years old, his face was like a full moon, his lips were like red vermilion, he wore a purple gold crown with a tie of hair, a golden chain mail, and held a big knife in his hand and shouted: "I'll fight you."
Cui Hao saw this and laughed: "I'm not dry, so I dare to go into battle."
After saying that, he also came to greet him with a spear in his hand.
The two horses intersected and fought for more than thirty rounds. Yunlong was no match and came back after losing.
Gao Lian and others had seen Yun Long's martial arts skills. When they saw Yun Long defeated Cui Hao, they were shocked and said, "Cui Hao is such a great guy. If he is not a brave general, he will not help. Whoever dares to go will be considered the top priority."
As soon as he finished speaking, another commander in the officers' team, named Wen, and named Wen Bao, used a long spear and rode a yellow horse. The bell rings and the bell rings, and the bell rings, and the bells rings, and they are coming out of the front line. "The commander Wen Wenbao is here."
When Ma Yuan saw this, he shouted: "Brother, take a break, see if I kill this person immediately!"
(This chapter ends)