Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 321 Surrounding Wei and Rescuing Zhao (Please Subscribe!)
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Li Yan took down the Daming Mansion, leaving aside the public trial, looting of money, food and various supplies.

Let's say that Liang Zhongshu sent his confidant Wang Ding to Beijing to ask Cai Jing for help with a family letter asking for help.

Wang Ding didn't dare to be negligent, he hurried on a starry night, and didn't get off his horse until Cai Jing's mansion in Tokyo.

The door official reported that Cai Jing called Wang Ding to see him.

In the back hall, Wang Ding paid his respects and presented a secret letter written by Liang Zhongshu himself.

Cai Jing saw it, and was shocked, and then quickly asked Wang Ding for details!
When Wang Ding left Daming Mansion, there was no sign that it was not Erlong Mountain's men who attacked Daming Mansion but Liangshan Army. Therefore, Wang Ding told Li Gu to Lu Junyi, "the people of Erlong Mountain" robbed Lu Junyi and other things. I told Cai Jing.

After Cai Jing heard this, he was full of doubts, and said: "Then Erlongshan is so bold?"

Wang Ding told Cai Jing what he had heard: "The Erlong Mountain captured Gaotang City and Qingzhou City successively, and looted all the wealth in those two cities. Under that Tian Hu and Wang Qing."

Cai Jing knew that Gaotang City was not brought down by Erlong Mountain but by Li Yan - this kind of thing can be hidden for a while, but it is impossible to keep someone like Cai Jing from forever.

But Qingzhou City was indeed laid down by Erlong Mountain.

Therefore, Cai Jing also approved Wang Ding's conjecture for the time being.

Cai Jingdao: "You are exhausted on the pommel horse all the way, and go to the post house to rest first, I will deal with this matter."

Wang Ding couldn't help but said again: "The Daming Mansion is in dire straits, it will be destroyed sooner or later. If the Daming Mansion falls, all counties and counties in Hebei will be in danger. I hope the Grand Master will send troops to destroy it soon!"

Cai Jingdao: "Needless to say, I have my own opinion."

Wang Ding didn't dare to say any more, so he left.

After Wang Ding left, Cai Jing sat on the spot and thought for a while, then asked someone to prepare a sedan chair to go to the Privy Council.

Hearing Cai Jing's visit, Gao Qiu greeted him quickly, and said from a long distance, "If the grand master has something to say, Qiu will come to the door to obey. How dare you bother the grand master!"

Cai Jing said: "Go in and talk."

Gao Qiu welcomes Cai Jing into the festival hall and invites a group of officials to see him.

Cai Jing said: "Let's all be free of courtesy." Then he said directly: "Today there are bandits from Erlong Mountain attacking the Daming Mansion..."

Cai Jing explained the critical situation of the great name carefully, and said again: "Taiwei, what good strategy do you have, a good general can retreat the bandit soldiers, so as to protect the city?"

Gao Qiu said: "It's Erlong Thieves Mountain again. I wanted to destroy Gaotang City and Qingzhou City when they attacked Gaotang City and Qingzhou City before, but I really don't have any good generals in my hands to entrust this important matter!"

Cai Jing was not pleased after hearing this, and then glanced around, trying to find one or two brave generals.

But none of the people in the festival hall dared to look at Cai Jing.

Seeing this, Cai Jing knew that Gao Qiu was not all evasive.

At this time, an ugly man with a face like the bottom of a pot, nostrils upturned, curly hair and red beard, came out and said: "Young general recommends one person, and you can retreat that bandit soldier."

Who is this person?

This person's surname is Xuan, and his name is Zan. Because he won the general with Lianzhu arrows, the county king loved his martial arts and recruited him as his son-in-law. Who would have thought that the princess thought he was ugly and died of hatred, so that he could not be reused. He only became a soldier and horse guard. , and got the nickname of "Ugly County Horse".

Cai Jing, who was eager to save his daughter and son-in-law, heard Xuan Zan's words and asked, "Who is the county horse recommending?"

Xuan Zan said: "The person recommended by the young general is the descendant of the three-point righteous and brave King Wu'an at the end of the Han Dynasty. His surname is Guan. With the undeserved courage of all men, if we take Wai as a general, we will be able to wipe out the bandits, exterminate the lunatics, and protect the country and the people!"

Hearing that Guan Sheng is a descendant of Guan Yu, Cai Jing immediately said, "I would like to ask the county horse to come and ask Guan Sheng to discuss the strategy of suppressing the thieves."

Xuanzan did not shirk, and immediately bid farewell to Cai Jing and went to Pudong to invite Guan Sheng to Beijing.

Don't talk too much.

When he came to Pudong Inspection Department, Xuan Zan was welcomed into it by his old friend Guan Sheng.

Sit down.

Guan Sheng asked: "The county horses come here all over the place, why not?"

Xuan Zan directly explained the purpose of his visit: "Today, the bandits from Erlong Mountain attacked Beijing. In front of the grand master, Xuan recommended his elder brother to have the strategy of bringing peace and stability to the country, and the ability to surrender troops and kill the general. After hearing this, the grand master summoned his brother to Beijing to discuss the strategy of suppressing the bandits. If brother handles it properly, this time will definitely turn around!"

Guan Sheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "I will never forget the kindness of rebuilding the county horse!"

Seeing Hao Siwen on the side, Guan Sheng said again: "My brother, surnamed Hao, and named Siwen, is my brother Baiyi. At the beginning, his mother dreamed of Jingmu's reincarnation, so he was pregnant, and later gave birth to him, so Everyone calls him 'Jing Muyan', he is omnipotent in all eighteen martial arts, so he was called by the grand master to go and serve the country with me, okay?"

Xuanzan said: "Great kindness!"

Guan Sheng was a member of Dong Bing, and he understood that an army could not be led by only one or two men, so he selected a hundred capable men from among his own soldiers and brought them to Beijing to meet Cai Jing.

Xingye hurried on the road, no need to say much, just say that a group of people came to Cai Jing's mansion.

As soon as Cai Jing saw Guan Sheng, with a handsome body of eight feet five or six, a thin three-willow moustache, two eyebrows reaching into the temples, phoenix eyes facing the sky, a face like a jujube, and lips like vermilion, he fell in love with him and said: "Thieves are besieging Beijing. May I ask the good general, what good strategy can we solve the encirclement?"

Guan Shengdao: "The Erlong Mountain bandits are nothing to be afraid of, the ones to be afraid of are the dangerous peaks there, and now they are going far away from the mountains to attack the Daming Mansion. For future troubles, it is better to send tens of thousands of elite soldiers to attack Erlong Mountain first, force him to return to help, and then ambush him halfway, annihilating him in one fell swoop."

Cai Jing praised: "Good plan, this is a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and it will definitely get rid of Erlongshan gang of stubborn thieves in one fell swoop!"

At the moment, Cai Jing discussed with Guan Sheng and Xuan Zan the details of encircling Wei and saving Zhao.

After the discussion was settled, Cai Jing went to the Privy Council in person and forced Gao Qiu to send Guan Sheng [-] elite horse troops and [-] elite infantry troops.

After everything was ready, Guan Sheng led an army of [-] to kill Erlong Mountain.

Passing by Shuibo Liangshan, afraid of causing misunderstandings at Shuibo Liangshan, Guan Sheng sent people to Shuibo Liangshan to explain the situation, and at the same time spent an extra day bypassing Shuibo Liangshan.

Two things can be seen from this detail:

[-]. Guan Sheng is careful in handling things, and has the potential of a famous general.

[-]. Guan Sheng is a man who knows how to behave and be an official, unlike his ancestor Guan Yu.

Not long after bypassing Shuibo Liangshan, Guan Sheng led his army to the foot of Erlong Mountain.

After sending sentries to inquire with the locals and sent people to investigate in person, Guan Sheng came to the conclusion that as long as there are 5000 people on this mountain, it is impossible for his more than 1 people to capture it.

Guan Sheng made up his mind at the moment, it was just a feigned attack, not a real attack, he just waited for the people from Erlong Mountain to come back to help, and win the battle - this would not only break the siege of Daming Mansion, but also make a great contribution to suppressing bandits!

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(End of this chapter)