Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 622 Unannounced (please subscribe!)
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The reason why Li Yan chose Liu Kai as the commander of the former military capital and led the Liangshan army to attack first was because Liu Kai was the most stable general among Li Yan's generals.

This time the troops were dispatched to compete in the Central Plains, not just to fight, but also to deal with many political issues, such as the relationship with the remnant Song Dynasty, the relationship with the locality, the relationship with the people, and so on. Or maybe Han Shizhong, a guy who is so proud at times, will lead the way, and maybe something bad will happen. Only the prudent Liu Kai reassures Li Yan the most.

This expedition is of great importance - if Li Yan cannot win the Central Plains this time, then Li Yan may not have the opportunity to win the Central Plains, and the Han people may not have the opportunity to change this humiliating history.

Just in case, Li Yan asked Zhao Ding and Sun Jing to go with Liu Kai—one of them was in charge of politics, and the other was advising Liu Kai.

It was later proved that Li Yan was too wise to do so.

There are far more things in this expedition than Li Yan thought before he sent troops.

In fact, shortly after the Liangshan Army landed on the Jiaozhou Peninsula, something happened—the fact that Shuibo Liangshan dispatched troops was soon known.

This is actually normal. Tens of thousands of troops landed on the Jiaozhou Peninsula at the same time. It is impossible not to leak any news.

Moreover, the people in the Shandong area have been living in dire straits for the past few years and have suffered all kinds of human sufferings. Therefore, Li Yan, who has rescued them countless times, has returned. How could they not rush to tell each other?
Therefore, this news cannot be blocked at all.

but--

It was not the Jin army that first learned of the dispatch of troops from Shuibo Liangshan, but the Xiangzhou Grand Marshal's Mansion led by Zhao Gou not far from Shandong.

At the beginning, when the Jin army was overwhelming, Zhao Huan hurriedly summoned a group of ministers to discuss countermeasures.

Hu Tang, the imperial censor, suggested: "I heard that when King Kang went to Cizhou and Xiangzhou as an envoy, he was stopped by the soldiers and the people and could not enter. Master Wei."

He Li believed that there was no such precedent in this dynasty, so he felt a little embarrassed.

Mr. Hu Tang tried his best to say: "The country is in danger now, do you still cherish the word 'big'?"

He Li then agreed and immediately drafted an imperial edict.

After Zhao Huan read it, he ordered the edict to be made into wax pills, and immediately recruited warriors to deliver the letter out of the city.

Four martial arts students, Qin Zi, Zhang Jiucheng, Feng Chaoying, and Zhen Bangjie, are willing to go to Xiangzhou with the wax edict.

Later, Qin Zai was the first to reach Xiangzhou smoothly, and handed Zhao Huan's imperial pen to Zhao Gou.

This imperial pen autograph reads:

Knowing Qing's uprising to serve as the king, he can get rid of Marshal Chen Hengbo (Chen Yu), Marshal Wang Boyan, and Deputy Marshal Zongze.Officials should be appointed to act, and they should be cheap.The family is happy and carefree, and I gave you five thousand coins the day before yesterday.

A day or two after that, another seven messengers arrived in Xiangzhou one after another, all carrying wax bombs with the same content.

At that time, Bianliang City had not yet been broken, and even the main force of the Jin army had not yet reached Bianliang City.

Within two days, Zhao Gou received another autographed letter from Zhao Huan, which was brought from Bianliang City by a man named Liu Ding.

Liu Ding was ordered by Zhao Huan to leave the city urgently before the city was broken.

Liu Ding told Zhao Gou that the situation in Bianliang was very critical and it might be difficult to hold on.

Zhao Gou urgently called Wang Boyan, Geng Nanzhong and other people of insight to have a meeting to study and discuss countermeasures.

(Geng Nanzhong and Nie Chang were ordered to cede the land. The former turned to go to Zhao Gou halfway, wanting Zhao Gou to raise troops to rescue Bianliang City. The latter was loyal to his duty and was mistakenly killed by soldiers commanded by Zhao Ziqing, the Jiangzhou soldier Ma Qian.)
Everyone quarreled and quarreled for several days, but there was no fixed solution.

A few days later, Cao Fu took the secret edict out of the city, and finally sent the secret edict to Zhao Gou.

The general content of the secret edict sent by Cao Fu is, "The Jin soldiers have occupied the outer city of Bianliang, and the emperor has made peace with them, and the Jin people promised not to enter the city."

At this time, Zhao Gou still wanted to rescue Bianliang. There was his mother Concubine Wei Xian who raised him up through hard work, his beloved princess Xing Bingyi, and his five daughters.

But at this moment, Zhao Gou couldn't control his own thoughts.

Many people disagree with Zhao Gou's eagerness to rescue Bianliang City.

Some people even persuaded Zhao Gou not to leave Xiangzhou, saying: "Wang Boyan guards Xiangzhou very carefully. It is safe to live in Xiangzhou for the time being. If the Jin people come to attack, they will not be attacked."

Zhao Gou was very angry when he heard this, and severely reprimanded the man. At the same time, he called envoys and generals many times to hold meetings in Shien Hall to discuss the route to aid Bianliang City.

Qin Zai, Liu Ding and other envoys believed that King Qin's army could go straight south, pass through Junzhou and Huazhou, and go straight to Bianliang City for rescue.

But all the generals thought it was impossible, and found various reasons to argue against Qin Zai, Liu Ding and others.

To put it bluntly, the generals didn't want to rescue Tokyo at all-they knew that 10,000+ Jin troops were gathering outside Bianliang City, so rescuing Bianliang City was tantamount to throwing themselves into a trap.

These people wanted to lead troops northward and return to Xingzhou (later Xingtai, Hebei) and Mingzhou (later Yongnian, Hebei), so they proposed to cross the Yellow River first and go to Daming Mansion in Beijing.

At this time, the Grand Marshal's Mansion learned that Shuibo Liangshan had dispatched troops, and tens of thousands of Liangshan troops had already landed on the Jiaozhou Peninsula.

This change completely disrupted the position of Zhao Gou and others.

Zhao Gou hurriedly called Wang Boyan, Geng Nanzhong and other people of insight together for a meeting to study and discuss countermeasures.

Wang Boyan said: "The King of Liaodong rose up in Shandong and made his fortune in Hebei. This time, he will come here unannounced. He must come from two places. We must never go to Daming Mansion again. Once we go, we will be killed by the Jin army and the Liangshan army. .”

Geng Nanzhong also said: "Deputy Marshal Wang is right. Moreover, Zhao Ye, the head of the North Road, and Fan Na, the governor of the Lianghe Xuanfu, fled to Nanjing to protect themselves. As a result, the Daming Mansion was almost an empty city. Even if we went there, It is also impossible to gather many soldiers and horses, in my opinion, we might as well go south, where is the foundation of our Great Song Dynasty."

Yang Weizhong said: "How do you know that the king of Liaodong is not the king of Qin?"

Yang Weizhong and Huang Qianshan came to Xiangzhou not long ago, and they brought more than 1 soldiers and horses from our company—including [-] Zhang Huan from Zhiguangxin Army, [-] Gao Gonghan from Zhibaoding Army, and Xin Yanzong from Junzhou Five thousand, knowing the Ansu Army Wang Che two thousand, with Yang Weizhong as the capital.

The arrival of Yang Weizhong, Huang Qianshan and the others revitalized the Generalissimo's army, with a total of nearly [-] troops.

Zhao Gou was very happy, so he comforted them generously.

Huang Qianshan whispered to Yang Weizhong: "You have the answer in your words. The king of Liaodong is the king, not a subject of your majesty. The king of Liaodong communicates with his majesty in an equal tone. How can it be possible to be a king? Moreover, the king of Liaodong's soldiers and horses came without announcement. , which shows that there is no intention of saving our Great Song Dynasty, and most of them came here to take advantage of the fire."

Yang Weizhong and the more than 1 people they brought are Huang Qianshan's biggest political capital at present.

Therefore, Huang Qianshan patiently told Yang Weizhong: "The king of Liaodong did a lot of good deeds in Shandong and Hebei at the beginning, so many people in the two places did not forget his kindness. Many people even enshrined the portrait of the king of Liaodong in their homes. If he came to Shandong , Hebei, I am afraid that His Majesty will not move the people of the two places."

After speaking, Huang Qianshan took a look at Zhao Gou.

Obviously, Huang Qianshan said this to Zhao Gou.

Wang Boyan, Geng Nanzhong, Huang Qianshan and other insightful people have actually seen that Li Yan's visit this time must have malicious intentions, and they also know how much Li Yan's arrival will have an impact on Shandong and Hebei. One even thinks that if you can't go north, you should go south quickly.

Hearing Huang Qianshan's words, Zhao Gou's face sank like water—although Zhao Gou was still young when Li Yan became famous, how could it be possible that Zhao Gou, who had great ambitions since he was a child, didn't know that his father and brother respected and feared him as a serious threat How good is Li Yan?
Only then did Yang Weizhong realize the seriousness of the problem of Li Yan's arrival, and he said immediately: "As the ministers said, Hebei and Shandong can't stay any longer, but going south won't work either. We have more than 2 horses. Fighting against the 10,000+ army of the Jinren is like hitting a stone with an egg."

Wang Boyan thought for a while, and said: "Why don't you go to Kaide Mansion to meet with Marshal Zong first, and then make a fuss about it?"

Deputy Marshal Zong is Zong Ze.

Kaide Mansion was formerly known as Chanzhou, where Song Zhenzong signed a peace agreement with the Empress Dowager Liao Shengzong, namely the "Chanyuan Alliance", which established a century-old peace on the border between Song and Liao.

At this time, Deputy Marshal Zong Ze had established a firm foothold in Kaide Mansion——When Zong Ze led the troops from Daming Mansion to Kaide Mansion, he had fought thirteen bloody battles with the Jin army along the way, winning every battle. Repel the Jin army and stand in this important place.

Yang Weizhong hesitated and said: "Deputy Marshal Ke Zong is dedicated to rescue the capital, how can we accomplish such a great thing with a small force?"

Wang Boyan smiled slightly, and said: "Zong Ze is only a deputy marshal just like me, and there is a marshal and a grand marshal on top of me."

When he said this, Wang Boyan nodded respectfully at Zhao Gou.

Yang Weizhong came to his senses a little bit, so he also looked at Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou pondered for a while, and said, "Head the order and move to Kaide Mansion."

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(End of this chapter)