Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 627 King Li Yan is finally back (please subscribe!)

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On the 13th, the former army led by Liu Qi finally arrived at Jeju Prefecture.

In fact, as early as four days ago, the first battalion led by Yang Zaixing had arrived in Jeju Prefecture.

At that time, there were only thirty or fifty yamen servants under the leadership of the chief secretary to maintain the order in the mansion. Some other officials of Jeju mansion responded to Zhao Gou's call and went to the Generalissimo's mansion, some went into hiding, and some fled to the south. .

As soon as the first battalion arrived, the people saw the banner of the Liangshan Army, asked if it was the Liangshan Army, opened the city gate, and dedicated Jeju Prefecture to the Liangshan Army.

Since Shuibo Liangshan withdrew from Jeju, the people of Jeju fell from heaven to hell in an instant.

Back then, when Shuibo Liangshan was in Jeju, no one died of starvation here in Jeju. No matter what the disaster year was, as long as they went to Liangshanbo, they would survive.

Moreover, people in Shuibo Liangshan have always been fair and fair. In just a few years since Shuibo Liangshan was in Jeju, Jeju Prefecture has become a bustling trade area, and the people on the left and right are filled with endless happiness.

But since Shuibo Liangshan was withdrawn from Jeju, the living standards of the people in Jeju Prefecture have been declining.

A few years ago, after the Song Dynasty recovered Yanyun, the Song court collected a large amount of money from the Jeju government to support Yanyun because it wanted to save the Yanyun area, and it was a waste of money for the people.

And catch up with successive years of natural disasters.

Many people who really couldn't survive fled to the Jiaozhou Peninsula and went to Shuibo Liangshan. Only some people who didn't want to leave their homeland still live in Jeju Prefecture.

Today, Jeju Prefecture is already empty, and it is no longer as prosperous as it used to be.

People living in Jeju Prefecture, everyone has food, and people can be seen starving to death everywhere on the road, and there are even phenomena of changing children to eat.

As soon as the former army's rations arrived in Jeju, Zhao Ding asked Liu Kai to borrow some of the rations, and then set up a hundred porridge stations to help the people.

Seeing these familiar soup kitchens and medical sheds, the people of Jeju wept with joy. King Li Yan finally returned, and Liang Shanjun finally returned!
Soon, the news spread, and people rushed to tell each other, and countless people who couldn't survive flocked to Jeju Prefecture.

Seeing this scene, all the soldiers of the Liangshan Army felt extremely proud of being a Liangshan native!
Zhao Ding quickly took over all the government affairs in Jeju, and a large number of experienced officials were dispatched to various aspects in an orderly manner by Zhao Ding.

A few days later, Zhao Ding ordered in the name of the Xuanfu Department to organize the people with work in lieu of relief, repair the city defense of Jeju Prefecture, repair the roads of Jeju Prefecture, clean up the river, etc...

Jeju Province began to come back to life.

Shuibo Liangshan has always been independent of the military and government. Those who manage the people should not manage the army, and those who manage the army should not manage the people.

Therefore, civil and military have always been busy in their own way.

While Zhao Ding was restoring order in Jeju, Liu Qi had already made a plan to send troops.

This troop plan is not aimed at Bianliang, Tokyo, but at the surrounding cities.

There are many reasons why Liu Kai did not go head-on to Bianliang, Tokyo:
First of all, there are now 10,000+ Jin troops in Tokyo, and most of them are cavalry, elite cavalry who have returned after hundreds of battles. Liu Kai currently has only more than 5000 horses at his full strength. Going straight to Tokyo is like hitting a stone with a pebble.

Secondly, the current situation in Henan and Hebei is very complicated. There are not only the Jin army, but also the Song army. Moreover, the number of the Song army is far greater than that of the Jin army, so it should not be underestimated. You must know that Zongze is only 1 More than 4 soldiers and horses defeated the Jin army thirteen times. If the hundreds of thousands of Song troops can be united, Liu Kai's [-] or [-] horses are really not enough.

Again, war is always in the service of politics. Although the Liangshan army is never afraid of war, it can't fight blindly. It has to wait until the situation on the left and right is fully understood, and the battle plan that is most conducive to the development of Shuibo Liangshan is formulated. to start a war.

In short, this kind of national war cannot be fought blindly.

but--

Although it is not possible to start a war blindly, this does not prevent the former army from taking down the entire Shandong first to increase its strategic depth.

Therefore, not long after arriving in Jeju, Liu Qi ordered Zhang Xian to take a battalion to capture Dongping Mansion and stationed in Dongping Mansion, and Tang Huai took a battalion to capture Puzhou (later Heze Juancheng, Shandong) and stationed in Puzhou. Yao Zheng led a battalion to seize Xingren Mansion (that is, Caozhou) and stationed there. Wang Jun led a battalion to seize Danzhou and stationed there. Take the first battalion to capture the Guangji Army (this place is only more than 1 kilometers away from Bianliang, Tokyo. In other words, Guo Hao's department and the first battalion are considered the vanguard of the former army.), and then stationed in the Guangji Army.

After sending these troops out, Liu Kai only had more than 1 troops left, which seemed somewhat insufficient.

But it doesn't matter, as long as Guo Hao and others can successfully capture those target areas, Jeju surrounded by those areas will be absolutely safe.

This time, Li Yan sent troops to the Central Plains to aspire to the Central Plains.

If things come to pass, then Li Yan will definitely rule the world.

At that time, when Li Yan founded the country, he must reward some meritorious ministers.

So, if you don't work hard at this time, when will you stay?

It is precisely because of this that after Liu Kai sent Guo Hao and others out, Guo Hao and others all roared towards their target as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

What everyone didn't expect was that Liang Shanjun's move actually helped Zhao Gou.

Because the Liangshan army aggressively seized the territory in the Shandong area, the Song army who had been stationed in various parts of Shandong abandoned their stations one after another and went to seek refuge with Zhao Gou.

For example, Liang Yangzu of Zhixinde Mansion led Wuyi doctor Zhang Jun, Wu Yilang Miao Fu, Fan Shi, and generals such as Wugong Lang Qichao and Congyilang Gaiyuan, leading more than 1 people and more than 1000 horses to Kaide Mansion Dedicated to Zhao Gou.

For example, Sun Zhen of Zhibo Prefecture and Yao Peng of Zhishen Prefecture each commanded 2000 troops and went to Kaide Mansion to join Zhao Gou.

For example, Ding Shun, Meng Shining, Wen Zongjian, Li Dajun, and Zhang Rong of the Guangji Army led 8000 troops to Kaide Mansion to join Zhao Gou.

For another example, Wang Che, Dong Yi and others from Shanzhou led more than 6000 people to Kaide Mansion to join Zhao Gou.

and many more……

In just ten days, the number of people in the Grand Marshal's Mansion has rapidly expanded from less than [-] to nearly [-].

Deputy Marshal Zong Ze was overjoyed when he saw this, and urged Zhao Gou to lead an army of nearly [-] troops to solve the crisis in Tokyo.

But Wang Boyan resolutely objected: "The Jin army has hundreds of thousands of people gathered under the capital, and the key points along the road are all under their control. Forty miles south of Kaide Mansion is Weinan County, and from then on to the capital. Next, the Jin people took down Lianzhuzhai, and often sent people around to investigate. It can be said that there is no way out. Although our army has a name of 8, it is only more than [-], and half of them are militiamen. How can such a force solve the problem of the capital? Siege? We must do things according to our ability. Now, let alone solving the siege of Tokyo, the most urgent task is to arrange the king to a stable place. Now that the Jin people are constantly coming and going on both sides of the Yellow River, Kaide Mansion is not safe, and it is definitely not possible to settle down. Where the king is, we must go to Yingtian Mansion as soon as possible, and the king is safe, and then spread the word to the soldiers and horses of the world, so that they all come to meet and send troops to Tokyo together, so that the siege of the capital can be solved, and the national crisis can be solved."

Regarding Wang Boyan's proposition, Geng Nanzhong, Geng Yanxi, Gao Shize, etc. all had no disagreement, only Zong Ze was still worried about rescuing the capital.

However, Zhao Gou can no longer take Zong Ze's thoughts into consideration.

After Liang Yangzu and others came to Kaide Mansion, they all said that the Liangshan army had arrived, and they were attacking the city everywhere.

Although Kaide Mansion is in Henan, it is close to Shandong and Tokyo. Today, the left side of Kaide Mansion is the Jin Army, and the right side is the Liangshan Army. The situation is very critical.

Zhao Gou keenly felt that he had to leave Kaide Mansion for Yingtian Mansion as soon as possible, otherwise he might never be able to leave again.

Zhao Gou then called a meeting of the generals to discuss, and the generals also believed that Wang Boyan's arrangement was very reasonable and in line with the current actual situation.

Based on everyone's suggestions, Zhao Gou quickly made up his mind, and the army set off to Yingtianfu, Nanjing!
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(End of this chapter)