Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 406 Nursery Rhyme Preparation
When Song Jiang of Qingzhou heard the news, he hurriedly discussed it with his military advisor [Ghost-Seeing Sorrow] Lai Yong'er.

Lai Yonger said, "Brother Gongming, I have also heard of this man. His ancestor is the direct descendant of Hu Yanzan, a famous general in Hedong who was a founding hero. This man is skilled in martial arts and wields two copper whips, which keep people away. In addition, he has two vanguards, Han Tao and Peng Qi, who are also highly skilled in martial arts."

"I'm not afraid of him. There are many leaders here, and they are very powerful now. The new leaders of Shejiaoling are [Panhai Dragon] Qin Hui, [Spray Leopard] Zhang Daneng, [Iron Arm Bear] Wanqi Danian, and the leaders of Huyi Mountain are [Mountain Pulling Bear] Zhao Fu, [Sea Stirring General] Zhao Gui, and [Life-Calling Ghost] Wang Feibao. These six brothers are all skilled in martial arts. If two of them join forces with one of him, are we afraid that we can't defeat him?"

"What's worrying is that several other directions are joining forces to suppress us. Yun Tianbiao and Wei Tianbao from Zibo, Gao Feng from Yibo, and Zhao Zhen from Liangshan who is as famous as my brother."

Song Jiang was terrified and worried, "What should I do?"

"Brother, don't worry. I have already taken care of it. Gao Feng of Yizhou has the Taoism, and I also have Master and Apprentice Wu Jiao of Sheng Dongbin, who are enough to resist the enemy. Yun Tianbiao is just a defeated general. Let Ma Yuan of Jinlin Python lead a group of troops, and Helian Jinming of Lie Jue Dalang, Yao Shun of Hungry Bug, and Cui Hao of Tiebei Wolf help. We don't ask for any merit, just to stop this guy."

"The first thing is to defeat Hu Yanzhuo's army. Brother will personally supervise the troops and slowly fight him. But here in Liangshan, Master Zhao has many heroes under his command, so we need to think of a way to delay them."

Song Jiang said, "When we were still young, he helped us a lot and sent us a lot of armor and weapons. If Emperor Zhao ordered us to do so, I'm afraid we would have to fight."

Lai Yonger nodded and said, "Brother Gongming is right. Here is my solution. As the saying goes: He who hates petty things is not a gentleman, and he who is not vicious is not a man."

"Why don't we go to Tokyo and spread rumors, saying that Mr. Zhao and Brother Gongming have been friends for a long time, and they admire each other, and they secretly sold military supplies to us. Brother Gongming also gave most of the stolen birthday gifts to Zhao Zhen. In addition, there are many people in his place who are from the outlaws, and there are also many criminals wanted by the court. If we spread it out, how can the court not be suspicious?"

"Besides, as long as there is suspicion in the court, they will definitely not dare to let him send troops to participate in the encirclement and suppression. In this way, I can easily defeat Hu Yanzhuo's army. Take advantage of the situation to capture Yanzhou, and then go south to Yizhou to get rid of Gao Feng. Yun Tianbiao of Zibo can't stand it alone, so he will naturally retreat. If we take advantage of the situation to capture Mizhou, Laizhou, and Dengzhou, we will have no worries in the future, and we can move westward together."

"If the tyrant emperor believes it and issues an order to arrest him, Mr. Zhao is not someone who will surrender without a fight. Who knows, he might even be pushed to my side."

After hearing this, Song Jiang praised Lai Yong'er's plan repeatedly.

After the two discussed it, Song Jiang and Lai Yong'er each came up with a nursery rhyme so that they could sing it and attract attention.

One is: The country is consumed by the family wood, and the sword and the water are exposed. The thirty-six strata are spread across the country, and the chaos is spread in Shandong.

The second is: Zhao is a nickname, Song is a smile. Hidden in the water, visible in the mountains.

Song Jiang ordered the Vermillion Bird God Dong Kai and the Black Tortoise God Yu Zhiwang to dress up as Taoist priests, and selected a few handsome and eloquent people to dress up as Taoist children. They left Qingzhou and headed straight for the city of Bianjing.

After sending away the two leaders Dong Kai and Yu Zhiwang, Song Jiang deployed troops and prepared to resist the encirclement and suppression by the enemy forces.

Needless to say, the southern route was led by [Iron Fan] Song Qing, [Victorious Dongbin] Wu Jiao as the military advisor, and commanded by [Pillar of Heaven] Ren Yuan, [Blue Dragon God] Yan Guang, and [White Tiger God] Tian Ba. The five leaders led 10,000 cavalry and infantry to the south and entered Yizhou first.

In the middle, Song Jiang led the troops himself, with [Ghost-Seeing Sorrow] Lai Yong'er as his military advisor, and [Fei Lian] Huangfu Xiong passing messages back and forth. [Little Overlord] Zhou Tong, [Mugwort Leopard] Di Lei, [Slim Face Bear] Di Yun, [Iron Arhat] Fa Tong, [Flying Centipede] Wu Qian, and the newly joined six heroes [Pan Hai Long] Qin Hui, [Spray Leopard] Zhang Da Neng, [Iron Arm Bear] Wanqi Danian, [Mountain Pulling Bear] Zhao Fu, [Sea Stirring General] Zhao Gui, [Life-Calling Ghost] Wang Feibao, led 20,000 troops to prepare to resist Hu Yanzhuo and monitor the movements of Liangshan Prefecture.

Song Gongming's trusted disciples, [Mao Tou Xing] Kong Ming and [Zui Jin Gang] Fa Hui, guarded Weizhou. [Du Huo Xing] Kong Liang and [Tiger Fighting General] Li Zhong inspected Qingzhou to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos.

After the deployment was finalized, the three armies set out, ready to fight.

Zhao Zhen naturally found out about this. To show his loyalty, at Wu Yong's suggestion, Zhao Zhen sent Shi Qian, who had returned from Gaoping Mountain, to lead people to Bianjing overnight to report the news to Tong Guan.

By the time Hu Yanzhuo led his troops into Yanzhou and fought a fierce battle with Song Gongming, Liangshanzhou had also initially completed its integration.

The three counties had been handed over, and what remained was to survey the land and population. This work was still led by Xiao Rang, with the assistance of the county magistrates. The work was being carried out in Yanggu County, where the people had already attached themselves.

The magistrate of Yuncheng County was replaced by Kong Hou, who was invited from Yizhou, and the magistrate of Zhongdu County was also replaced by Xu He, who was knowledgeable in military affairs.

Each of the six county towns had a training envoy commanding 2500 cavalry and infantry garrisoned there. They were responsible for daily training of troops and guarding the county, and obeyed Zhao Zhen's orders in wartime.

The people of Liangshan County are the [shameless] Jiao Ting, and his deputy generals Li Gun and Xiang Chong.

Shouzhang County is ruled by Li Ying, the "Putian Diao", and his deputy generals Shi En and Hong Yan.

Yanggu County is ruled by Hua Rong, the Little Li Guang, and his deputy generals Deng Fei and Fu Yu.

Zhongdu County was headed by Shi Xiu, the "Desperate Man" who bought horses from the north, and his two deputy generals Song Wan and Du Qian.

Chao Gai, the [Tower-Bearing Heavenly King] of Fan County, and his deputy generals Han Boling and Yan Liu.

Yuncheng County is ruled by Liu Tang, the Red-haired Ghost, and his deputy generals Zou Run and Zou Yuan, uncle and nephew. For example, the former borders of Jingmen Town and Wangtai Township have become safe places, and no longer have troops stationed there. Only the soldiers and village warriors from various neighborhoods are retained, and the retired old soldiers and disabled soldiers in the army serve as coaches.

Because there was a coal mine in Heihu Temple Town, most of the miners were prisoners and captives doing hard labor. A battalion of 500 soldiers was still retained, with Yang Xiong as the general manager, Xue Yong as the chief military officer, and Shi Quanzhong as the mine manager.

As for Jingyang Town, which is located on a major transportation route, Sun An was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the army, Yang Lin as the deputy commander-in-chief, with 100 cavalrymen and 1000 infantrymen stationed there.

Dulonggang stationed 400 cavalry and 1500 infantry, with Luan Tingyu as the general manager, Shi Jin as the deputy general manager, Wu Sanniang, Yang Chun, and Chen Da as military envoys. Dulonggang Wa Si mostly received passing merchants, and Shi Yong, Zhu Gui, and Cao Tielin were still the patrol envoys, commanding a hundred people, operating Wa Si, and gathering information.

The heroes from other places were also reorganized and the soldiers served as combat troops in the state.

The cavalry was reorganized and 4000 usable war horses were selected to form eight battalions.

The personal military camp, commanded by Lin Chong, and deputy generals Lu Fang and Guo Sheng, was stationed in a small military camp on the left side of Baishi Manor.

The left guard camp was commanded by Bian Xiang, and his deputy generals were Huo Wancheng and Wang Liang.

The Right Guard Camp was commanded by Yang Zhi, and deputy generals were Liu Qi and Zhou Jin.

The vanguard camp was commanded by Qin Ming, and deputy generals were Huang Xin and Luan Tingfang.

The Left Cavalry Battalion, commanded by Dong Ping, and deputy generals Ou Peng and Ma Lin.

The Right Cavalry Battalion was commanded by Sun Li, with deputy generals Yan Shun and Sun Xin.

The Zuoyong Cavalry Battalion, commanded by Wang Tianba, and the deputy general Mie Gong.

The Right Brave Cavalry Battalion was commanded by Tang Bin, and deputy generals were Wen Zhongrong and Cui Ye.

Another bandit-catching camp was set up, with Zhu Tong, the man with a beautiful beard, in charge, and Li Yun, the blue-eyed tiger, and Li Wang, the hidden rabbit, as the chief military commander. The camp was equipped with 500 cavalry horses and patrolled everywhere.

The chariot army of 2500 people, using hundreds of Thunder Chariots, is still training in Xiaoping Mountain.

The female cavalry consists of a hundred men, led by Hu Sanniang, Gu Dasao, and Hua Baoyan.

Wang Jin was the chief coach of the cavalry and infantry, Lin Chong's father-in-law Zhang Zhan and veteran general Pang Yi were deputy coaches, and Qiao Bo and Qiao Yang were archery coaches.

The three cavalry battalions, the left and right cavalry battalions, were stationed in Zhongdu County to guard against Song Jiang in Qingzhou. The remaining four cavalry battalions were stationed in the South Camp.

Only Ling Zhen's Firearms Battalion was left stationed in Baozhu Temple, and it still had jurisdiction over the [Bird Gun Capital], [Cannon Capital], and [Flying God Thunder Capital], with a total of 2500 people.

The infantry was also reorganized.

Bao Xu and Yan Shude led the left and right heavy fronts, each with 500 men. The soldiers all wore infantry armor and carried heavy swords and broadswords. They were stationed in the training ground of Baishi Manor.

The Jianrui Battalion, with 3000 men, led by Lu Zhishen, Guanghui and Wu Song, is temporarily stationed in Zhongdu County.

The Shenji Camp had 500 people, with Lei Heng as the commander, Liu Shi, Fan Ying and Fan Shi as the captains, and was stationed in a small military camp on the right side of Baishi Valley.

The mountain camp has 2500 people, led by Jie Zhen and Jie Bao, and is stationed at the left military camp of Haoshan Peak.

500 light soldiers were selected, including Shi Qian, Bai Sheng, Li San and Wang Dingliu, to report to the leader of the secret forces, deliver military orders, communicate with each other and investigate the enemy's situation.

Le He was the leader of the secret investigation, assisted Wu Yong, gathered information, and processed intelligence.

The positions of Tao Zongwang, Duan Jingzhu, Huangfu Duan, Yu Baosi, Hei Sijie, Zheng Tianshou, Tang Long, An Daoquan, Hou Jian, Du Xing and others remain unchanged.

The organization of the five battalions of naval forces remained unchanged, with Ruan Xiaoer still stationed in Baishi Valley, and Ruan Xiaowu stationed in Shijie Lake and Wenshui. Ruan Xiaoqi, Ouyang Shoutong, and Liu Lin's three battalions of naval forces traveled between the Yellow River, Jinti River, and Jishui River, patrolling the waters of Fanxian, Yanggu, Shouzhang, and Yuncheng counties.

(End of this chapter)