Chapter 385 Situation
But it was September in the blink of an eye. At the request of Zhao Zhen, Liangshan and Shouzhang counties strengthened drill patrols in all villages.
Dong Ping led more than a thousand defeated soldiers back to Dongping Mansion. As Wu Yong expected, Dong Ping was reprimanded by the imperial court and demoted to regiment training envoy due to unfavorable combat conditions.
A new fierce general was transferred to serve as the commander of the army and horses. This person was called Yao Gang, and he used an iron spear to keep hundreds of people away. Like Wang Tianba, he also has the nickname "Sai Cunxiao".
Not only that, Jeju Prefecture also had a new prefect. This person's surname was Miao, with the double-character name Shang Gao. He was originally a disciple of Taishi Cai's family. He was very popular with Taishi Cai because he was good at ingratiating himself. Miao Shang Gaoyuan was serving as the magistrate elsewhere. Due to his birthday, Taishi Cai saw that Song Jiang could not be annihilated so far, and was afraid that the surrounding counties would not be willing to take action, so he transferred him to Jeju to be the magistrate. He waited for the opportunity, allocated food and fodder for the sergeants, and helped to annihilate Song Jiang.
This Miao Shanggao was also a corrupt person. He had been the magistrate of Xuzhou for less than a year, but he had already made a lot of complaints. The people secretly gave him a nickname and called him "Miao Heitian".
When [Miao Heitian] took office, he also brought a soldier and horse supervisor. This man was named Zhang Yong. He also wielded a long spear and was very good at horseback kung fu.
During this period, Zhao Zhen still brought people back to the main world to be sealed every ten days. Now, except for Shi Xiu and Duan Jingzhu, all the heroes in the county have been sealed one by one. Now Zhao Zhen has planned to gradually bring in heroic stewards and craftsmen, and also confer titles on them one by one. The importance of these people to Zhao Zhen is not much lower than that of these heroes. After all, they are not only managers but also producers. It is only said that the bone carvings of peonies produced by the bonesmith every year, there are thirty or twenty finished pieces of various sizes every month, and they are sold in the main world, and they can earn tens of thousands of dollars a year.
Since September has entered, Zhao Zhen has already spent 31 points of luck to summon. After three summons, a normal summon, he summoned another named person.
World Log
In September, 1 point of luck was consumed. Wang Yi, the painter, heard about it and came with his family to vote.
Consuming 10 points of luck, Fan Rui, the leader of Mangdang Village, [The Demon King of the World], saw the frequent mobilization of government troops and horses, and on a whim, he realized that something big was about to happen. He took [Flying Great Sage] Li Gong with him, [Eight Arms] Zha] Xiang Chong came with the stronghold.
Consuming 20 points of luck, [Foundation Arhat] Bian Xiang heard about it and his whole family came to invest.
On this day, Zhao Zhenzheng was discussing military affairs with Wu Yong and Zhu Wu in the hall. Zhu Wu said: "Officials, now all the troops and horses are deployed in place, and there are sufficient armor and equipment. I heard that Shouzhang Only 100 of the 1,000 sergeants in the county have returned, and the soldiers in the villages and towns have also been training hard. The morale of the army is high and they are ready to fight."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "These days have been hard. Brothers are running around." After saying that, he turned to Wu Yong and asked, "Xuetuo, how are Song Jiang and his gang doing now?"
Wu Yongdao: "Sir, after Song Jiang's troops captured Laiwu and Linzi, they turned around and captured the four counties of Xintai, Xinwen, Mengyin, and Pingyi in Yizhou. They sent troops from Yizhou to attack Sishui County in Yanzhou, but they couldn't. Turning around and heading north to attack Shouguang, Qingzhou was occupied by Song Jiang except Boxing and Qiancheng counties."
Zhao Zhen asked: "Are there any powerful people in Boxing and Qiancheng counties? He was able to protect the county town. "
Wu Yong said: "Yun Tianbiao fell from Qingzhou and fled with most of the imperial army. He took advantage of the many water branches here and also had Wei Huchen, the commander of the army and horses. , the two regiments were assisted by Xie De and Lou Xiong, and Song Jiang divided his troops to garrison the county, so he never captured the two counties."
Zhao Zhen said: "So, Song Jiang has occupied ten counties. "
Wu Yong nodded: "Yes, I heard that every time Song Jiang attacks a place, he will open a warehouse and distribute grain and rice to the people in the city. The remaining people will be loaded into cars and will return to Qingzhou. Now they have recruited no less than three troops. Fifty thousand.”
Zhu Wu sighed: "I never thought that the army would be so incompetent." Zhao Zhen said: "Fortunately, he is now dividing his troops to defend the four directions. The troops are scattered and the offensive is no longer as sharp as before. In my opinion, if the imperial court mobilizes a large army again, I am afraid that it will be able to recover Lost ground."
Wu Yong said: "I haven't asked where to recruit troops yet."
The three of them were discussing when Ding An opened the door and came in. The letter was handed to Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen opened it, read it, and handed the letter to Wu Yong and Zhu Wu for circulation. The pigeon letter was sent by Ruan Xiaowu from Shijie Village. It said that there have been many traveling merchants around Shijie Village recently. He intentionally or unintentionally asked the garrison in Shijie Lake. Ruan Xiaowu caught two people on the road and threatened them. When asked, these people were the newly arrived soldiers and horse supervisors, officials in the city, and spies sent by big families to find out the news.
Zhu Wu looked at it and cursed: "Hey, this [Miao Heitian] is also restless. He doesn't want to train his troops and deal with Song Jiang, but he dares to tease us."
Wu Yong also said: "Master, it seems that someone in Jeju City is still thinking about the catch in Shijie Lake. Otherwise, how would [Miao Heitian] know that Shijie Lake is now ours. Don't chop off the claws that are stretched out. , let the new [Miao Heitian] know that we are powerful, and think that we are toothless insects."
Zhao Zhen asked: "Last time, these people killed the regiment commander Huang An. I still don’t have a long memory.”
Wu Yong said: “There is a village next to Shijie Lake, which is called Wangtai Township. Because the boss told us to stay safe, it’s better not to occupy this village. Taking this opportunity, he took advantage of it."
Zhao Zhen hesitated and said, "I didn't provoke him, but he came to tease me. As the scholar said, he took advantage of the situation and went to Wangtai Township to see. How does he cope?"
The three of them discussed it and transferred Ruan Xiaoer's [Juzhou Camp] to Shijie Lake to be responsible for water battles and support with Ruan Xiaowu's [Haiyu Camp]. On land, the cavalry troops of the third battalion of Nanda Camp and the infantry of Lu Zhishen and Guang Hui of Baozhu Temple were invited to go with them.
Zhao Zhen originally wanted to go there in person, but he never thought that three heroes from Mangdang Mountain would lead more than 2,000 troops and disguise themselves as officers and soldiers. Passing by Black Tiger Temple Town, Yang Xiong sent news.
After receiving the pigeon letter, Zhao Zhen said: "These three heroes have come to vote. I cannot accept them. If this happens, I am afraid that Shijie Lake and his party will not be able to go."
Wu Yongdao: "I wonder how capable Zhang Yong is. The Ruan brothers, the two coaches Lin and Wang, Qin Tongzhi, Lu Tiha and others are all heroes who can fight one against a hundred. This trip does not require high-ranking officials to go in person. , With these brothers, it is easy to defeat the soldiers of Jeju."
Zhu Wu also asked himself to be the military advisor. At that time, Zhao Zhen wrote a transfer order and dispatched the sergeants to go to Shijie Lake to attack the enemy's soldiers from Jeju. horse.
Zhao Zhen waited peacefully at Baishi Manor for the arrival of Fan Rui and others. Zhu Fu, the master of the village, ordered the villagers to slaughter cattle and sheep, organize a banquet, and prepare to entertain Fan Rui, three heroes, and many of his followers at night.
After lunch, Zhao Zhen was looking around at the preparations for the banquet. Hu Sanniang, who was taking her female riders out for galloping training, led two men to find Zhao Zhen.
(End of this chapter)