Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 123
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Summer goes and autumn comes, and winter will come again in a blink of an eye.

It has been three and a half months since Hu Yanzhuo led the troops to Shuibo Liangshan.

In these three and a half months, Hu Yanzhuo didn't even see a shadow of a Liangshan hero, let alone submit to the battle.

The point is, Hu Yanzhuo didn't dare to slack off for a moment, for fear that one day Li Yan would bring someone to touch his camp.

Therefore, one can imagine how miserable Hu Yanzhuo has been in these three and a half months.

Ok!

All of this is coming to an end!

The Dengzhou Navy (500 battalions with [-] people) and the large and small ships of the Dengzhou Navy have all been in place, and the [-] large ships supervised by the Jeju Government have also been in place.

Total: Ten large ships with a load of [-] shi (can carry [-] people), these ten large ships were all brought by the Dengzhou Navy, although their speed is not as fast as the three-masted ships built by Meng Kang and Ye Chun, But in terms of load, it is not inferior to the three-masted big ships built by Meng Kang and Ye Chun.There are [-] large ships with a load of [-] shi (can carry [-] people), [-] of which were brought by the Dengzhou Navy, and the other [-] were built by the Governor of Jeju Prefecture. This kind of ship is A big ship on a river.There are a number of ships with a load of less than [-] shi. Most of these ships were recruited by the Governor of Jeju for Hu Yanzhuo to help Hu Yanzhuo transport grain and grass to attack the city.

In addition, the governor of Jeju Prefecture recruited another [-] brave civilian husbands, and all of them were handed over to Hu Yanzhuo's command.

Today, Hu Yanzhuo has a total of 500 Mabu Shui soldiers and civilians, and [-] to [-] ships.

Hu Yanzhuo ordered that the Dengzhou navy put all the ships into Kuo Harbor and make iron locks. Every five large ships with a load of [-] shi were nailed together, with boards on the top and iron rings on the stern. All boarded to adapt, and a wide springboard was built and placed on ten large ships with a load of [-] shi to transport the horse army.

After more than half a month of training, all horses and horses can get on and off the boat quickly, and the conditions for attacking Shuibo Liangshan are finally fully mature.

Hu Yanzhuo's movement is so big, how could it be possible to hide it from Li Yan?
Knowing that Hu Yanzhuo was about to launch a general offensive, Li Yan, who had already made preparations, stopped the Ruan Xiaowu Water Battalion going back and forth between Shuibo Liangshan and Jeju Island. The thousand-horse-step water army, with a total of 7000 troops, is preparing for a decisive battle with Hu Yanzhuo.

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this day.

The direction of the wind is directed at Liangshan Dazhai.

Hu Yanzhuo, who couldn't wait for a long time, dressed properly, and then ordered people to beat drums and gather troops.

Three drums were played in a row.

Fifteen thousand and five hundred people have all their harnesses.

Kill pigs and sheep and bury pots to make rice.

After a full meal, 500 men and horses boarded the boat in an orderly manner, and loaded all the utensils and grain and grass that should be captured from the city into the boat.

In just one stick of incense time, all 500 of Hu Yanzhuo's troops boarded the boat.

It can be seen from this that Hu Yanzhuo's men and horses have been trained well, at least in the matter of getting on and off the ship.

Standing still on the bow of the main ship, Hu Yanzhuo waved the iron whip in his hand, and four or five hundred ships of all sizes rushed towards Wanzi City in Liangshan!

With continuous poles and golden drums beating, they went all the way into the depths of Liangshan Moor. Hu Yanzhuo and others didn't even see a single boat.

This situation was never expected by Hu Yanzhuo and others before the expedition.

Han Tao frowned and said, "It's weird, didn't those thieves abandon this puddle and escape?"

A dark man said: "I think that Li Yan is going to take advantage of Liangshan's natural danger to fight us directly."

Hu Yanzhuo said: "Uncle's words are correct, and I also see it in the same way. I'm afraid this battle will be a tough one. Everyone must be prepared."

Do you know who this dark man is?

He is Huyan Zan's great-grandson, Hu Yanshouyong's son, Hu Yanzhuo's uncle Huyanqing - Hu Yanqing is only in his early thirties at this time, two years younger than Huyanzhuo, but he can't stand his seniority.

(Some sources say that Hu Yanqing is the sixth generation Hu family general, Hu Yanzhuo is the tenth generation Hu family general, Hu Yanqing is the ancestor of Hu Yanzhuo, and some sources say that Hu Yanqing is the sixth generation Hu family general, and Hu Yanzhuo is the sixth generation Hu family general. Zhuo is the eighth-generation Hu family general, and Hu Yanqing is Hu Yanzhuo’s uncle. I can’t judge which one is true, and the latter is more conducive to the shaping of the novel, so I chose the latter.)
This Hu Yanqing originally served as the commander of the Ping Navy, but because of his good foreign languages, he was asked to go to Dengzhou to serve as the commander of the Dengzhou Navy because he was good at foreign languages.

This time Gao Qiu dispatched the Dengzhou Navy to help Hu Yanzhuo destroy Shuibo Liangshan. Hu Yanqing and four other commanders of the Dengzhou Navy came to take orders from Hu Yanzhuo.

Because Hu Yanqing's immediate superior, the Commander of the Dengzhou Navy, suddenly "disturbed his stomach" when the army was about to leave, Hu Yanzhuo appointed Hu Yanqing as the temporary commander of the Dengzhou Navy to command the Dengzhou Navy to assist. He wiped out Shuibo Liangshan.

Qiu Yue said: "It's better than not being able to see anyone at all. These water thieves are all bastards. They huddled in this puddle and couldn't come out. I waited at the edge of this puddle for three or four months. , still worrying all day long!"

Cheng Ziming said: "That's right, a decisive battle is the best. We can rest in Wanzi City tonight. I heard that there are many female relatives in this group of female thieves."

Hu Chun was a little hesitant, and said: "If... if we can't take down that Liangshanbo today, what should we do?"

As soon as Hu Chun's words came out, everyone's expressions became solemn!
They are all veterans, how could they not know that they would be in trouble if they couldn't make it to Liangshan today?

Some people may not understand that if they can't be beaten, they can't be beaten. How can they be in trouble?
Very simple, their trouble is the location of this battle.

If they can't hit Liangshan today, they may be caught in a dilemma.

In, needless to say, if they can't beat them, where will they go?

Back, behind them is Liangshanpo, where there may be an ambush by Liang Shanshui's army.

Then rest in place?

It is even more impossible, how could the heroes of Liangshan let the invaders like them have a good rest?
All in all, the decisive battle is in Liangshan, which is surrounded by Liangshanbo. For Hu Yanzhuo's side, there will be a hundred harms but no benefits!
Faced with this unfavorable situation, all the people were frowning!
At this moment, the golden sand beach of the Liangshan River appeared in the sight of Hu Yanzhuo and others.

I saw that there was not a single boat in the lotus pond, which was extremely abnormal!
Looking farther away, both sides are full of trails and forests, cobblestones piled up like mountains, bitter bamboo guns like rain, behind are cliffs that are difficult for apes to climb, and there is only a wide road up the mountain in the middle.

Zhou Ang said: "These thieves really abandoned this place and ran away?"

Hu Yanzhuo said: "Where are they running away? They are clearly waiting for me to wait for a decisive battle." Speaking of this, Hu Yanzhuo pointed at the first pass at the end of the road with the iron whip in his hand.

Everyone looked in the direction pointed by Hu Yanzhuo's iron whip, and they saw five to seven hundred people standing vaguely on the pass, with wooden cannons, lime bottles, hard crossbows and strong bows, and densely packed bitter bamboo spears stuck on the wall. .

The fleet of officers and soldiers marched a little further and approached the golden sand beach. When everyone looked again, they saw that the leader above the pass was a walker with two iron swords in his hand. On his left was an eight-foot-tall man. There was a broad-waisted, round-haired man with yellow hair, and on his right was a tall man with thick eyebrows and a seven-foot-five-six build.

The three of them calmly waited for the arrival of the officers and soldiers.

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(End of this chapter)