Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 411 War
Let’s talk about how everyone returned to Baishishan Valley and sat together in the back house where Cheng Wan’er lived.

Zhao Zhen told Cheng Wan'er about his experience today. Zhao Zhen thought that Cheng Wan'er would be dissatisfied with his agreement to marry Chen Liqing, but he didn't expect that Cheng Wan'er's first sentence would be: "Sir, it turns out that Sanniang is also the reincarnation of a star, and we are just ordinary creatures."

Zhao Zhen heard this and said, "This is no different. There are three vacancies now. I can confer titles and respond to the stars."

Cheng Wan'er shook her head and said, "Sir, this star will definitely do something when it is reincarnated. For example, Sanniang is proficient in martial arts and is as good as men in fighting. What's the point of ennobling us? It's better to ennoble the heroes in the village. As long as your power remains, we will naturally have no worries about wealth and glory."

Zhao Zhen listened but did not respond. Instead, he said, "My lady, you still have to take care of the ceremony. Let Taoist Dong decide the date."

As he spoke, Zhao Zhen took out a plate of immortal dates hidden in his sleeve. Liu Hui Niang asked, "Sir, is this the immortal dates you brought back?"

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "I have also planted a fairy date in the old house. It should bear fruit next year. Unfortunately, the fairy dates are not mature enough, and the seeds can only grow ordinary dates. There are still sixteen of these dates. My wife, take one each, collect the seeds, and plant them on the hill in the spring of next year."

Liu Hui Niang asked, "Sir, where should we send Sister Liqing?"

Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment and said, "Send one. Gu Dasao, Hua Baoyan, Hei Sijie, and Wu Sanniang should also send one. I will take the remaining four back to the main world."

Cheng Wan'er said, "Sisters, come and eat."

After everyone finished eating, Hu Sanniang stood up first and said, "Sir, I'll go and deliver the dates to Mrs. Gu and the others. It's a good opportunity to go to Dulonggang to visit Dad today."

On the second day, with Wu Yong's deliberate spread, the news that Zhao Zhen was the reincarnation of the Star Lord had spread throughout Liangshan County, and the news was also spreading rapidly to other counties.

And the rumor became more and more outrageous, saying that the star lord was in charge of the stars and was dedicated to pacifying the local area, protecting the people, and defending the Zhao Song Dynasty.

Xiao Rang took advantage of the situation to announce that he would rebuild the Niangniang Temple in Huandao Village and invited Chen Xizhen, a descendant of Taoist ancestor Chen Tuan from Bian Jing, to be the abbot of the Taoist temple.

Especially three days later, when Tao Zongwang led people to clean up the ruins of the Niangniang Temple, that night, a blue flame emerged from the back hall and could be seen within a radius of thirty miles.

The next day, two nine-dragon jade cups were dug out from the ground, causing a sensation on the construction site. The Manchus believed that this was a sign from heaven. The people were at peace and their morale was high.

The two jade cups were delivered to Bai Shi Manor immediately.

As Zhao Zhen expected, these two jade cups were indeed treasures of the highest rank.

Nine-dragon Jade Cup (Level 1, a wine cup used by immortals in the upper realm, three inches high, two inches and a quarter long, and two inches wide. There are two dragons playing with a pearl on each of the four corners, and a dragon on the handle, for a total of nine dragons, hence the name Nine-dragon Jade Cup.)
Effect 1: Worship and be imbued with the aura of Shinto, use this sacrifice to go straight into the underworld and attract ghosts and gods.

Effect 2: Shown externally, wealth +.

After Zhao Zhen read it, he sent it to the Lingguan Temple where Dong Laodao was. Together with the Liang Wang Ding and the copper incense burner, it was used to worship the gods. After the Xuannv Temple was built, it would be sent back to the temple.

Because of this incident, the popularity of the Lingguan Temple increased day by day.

However, during this period of time, [Double Whip] Hu Yanzhuo led 8,000 cavalry and infantry, and together with [General of Hundred Victories] Han Tao and [General of Tianmu] Peng Qi, in just over ten days, they relied on the linked armored cavalry to recapture the three counties of Xianyuan, Sishui and Fengfu from Song Jiang. Now they are in a stalemate with Song Jiang in Laiwu.

Xianyuan City is low and has no strategic location to defend. At Lai Yonger's suggestion, Song Jiang only left a hundred or so old and weak people to guard the city. As soon as Hu Yanzhuo's troops arrived, the people in the city opened the city gates and surrendered.

Hu Yanzhuo rode non-stop and headed straight for Sishui. In the first battle, Han Tao killed Wanqi Danian, the Iron-armed Bear who was stationed in the county. Afterwards, the government troops attacked Fengfu directly, but they fell into Lai Yonger's trap here.

Abandoning Xianyuan and Sishui is exactly what Lai Yonger planned to do to make his troops arrogant. Outside Fengfu County, [Aiye Baozi] Di Lei pretended to be defeated and lured Hu Yanzhuo to attack the city. Reeds and dry firewood were piled up in the city, and sulfur, saltpeter and other igniters were hidden. After the government troops entered the city, they set fire to Fengfu. Most of the 2000 infantrymen who entered the city with Peng Qi were burned to death or injured. Peng Qi also had his left arm burned. Now Hu Yanzhuo is stationed outside Laiwu City. In addition to the county town, Laiwu also has the main iron smelting Laiwu Prison. For Song Jiang, this place is extremely important.

Hu Yanzhuo lost many soldiers and generals due to Peng Qi's injury, so he had to hold out against Song Jiang while asking the court for reinforcements. He also asked Gao Ang, the director of the artillery bureau, to bring artillery. It turned out that Gao Ang, who was in charge of the artillery bureau, was not only good at making artillery, but also well versed in martial arts and skilled in archery and horse riding. Wherever the stone cannon fell, the sky collapsed and the earth collapsed, so Hu Yanzhuo asked General Gao to dispatch this man to attack the city wall.

Let's talk about the four men of the northern route [Jinlin Python] Ma Yuan. Each of them has good martial arts. The four of them command 8,000 soldiers and horses. Relying on the strong city of Linzi, Yun Tianbiao and Wei Tianbao cannot step out of line.

As for Song Qing from the south [Iron Fan], he thought he could quickly capture Yizhou according to Lai Yonger's plan, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even make any progress here.

Gao Feng led the military commander Huang Kui, promoted Dingfengzhuang village warrior Li Feibao to be the commander of the Xi'an camp, and appointed four deputy commanders Zhao Long, Qian Feihu, Sun Lin, and Li Fengming as left and right assistants, and stopped Song Qing at Yishui. [Victory over Dongbin] Wu Jiao and Gao Feng fought many times, but neither could defeat the other, and the situation became a stalemate.

By the time [Suzaku God] Dong Kai and [Xuanwu God] Yu Zhiwang returned to the camp, the two sides continued to fight each other. Seeing that he could not win, Song Qing had to ask [Fei Lian] Huangfu Xiong, who was the messenger, to ask Song Jiang for help.

Seeing that Hu Yanzhuo had few soldiers and his linked armored cavalry were useless in the Laiwu mountainous area, Song Jiang discussed with Lai Yong'er and sent Zhang Da Neng, the [Spray Leopard], and Zhao Fu, the [Mountain-pulling Bear], to mobilize 3,000 former Tiger Wing Mountain and Snake Horn Ridge minions to provide assistance.

When the two heroes arrived, Dong Kai and Yu Zhiwang had already captured the two men in Wu Jiao's tent and told their master Wu Jiao everything about their surrender to Liangshan.

After hearing this, Wu Jiao said, "My five disciples and I originally joined Song Jiang, but now we have betrayed him. If this gets out, how can we live in Jianghu? The attack on Yishui is in full swing, and we are all in the camp. How can we escape? If we want to escape, we must find the right time. Since you two are back, have you settled the matter in Bianjing?"

Dong Kai said, "Master, don't worry. When we left, the two nursery rhymes had already spread throughout Bianjing. But when we were in Liangshan Prefecture, we told the magistrate Zhao about the situation. I'm afraid he has a way to deal with it."

Wu Jiao nodded and said, "In that case, I will tell Chief Song Qing to keep the two of you in the camp and follow me to break the high seal first."

After saying that, Wu Jiao stood up and went to Song Qing's tent.

After greeting, Wu Jiao said, "Captain Song, today my two disciples who went to Bianjing to spread rumors have returned to the camp. According to them, the nursery rhyme has spread throughout half of Bianjing. However, they heard in Bianjing that Zhao Zhen of Liangshan Prefecture sent people to Tong Guan's mansion to present gifts, and they are afraid that Tong Guan will speak for Zhao Zhen."

Song Qing said: "I will write a letter and send it to my brother. We have been attacking Yishui for a long time but still cannot break the city. Today my brother sent Zhang Da Neng, the Spray Leopard, and Zhao Fu, the Mountain Pulling Bear, to bring 3000 people to help. Does Mr. Wu have any ideas?"

Wu Jiao said, "Today my two disciples have returned and can be used. Right now, Yishui City relies entirely on Gao Feng's magic, and Huang Kui and Li Feibao are brave. In my opinion, today my four disciples and I will perform magic in the camp to summon fog. The leader can send Ren Yuan, Zhang Daneng, and Zhao Fu to lead a group of soldiers and horses. While the fog is covering the city, we will attack the east, west, and north gates. Although Gao Feng can dispel the fog, his magic power cannot match the combined strength of my master and disciples. In this way, they will not be able to rescue them in time, and Yishui can be captured."

Song Qing heard this and said, "What you said is exactly what I want."

At three o'clock in the morning, Wu Jiao and his five disciples started a ritual. A thick fog covered the city. Ren Yuan, Zhang Da Neng and Zhao Fu urged the soldiers to attack the city. The view from the city was blocked. Zhao Long and Qian Feihu, who were on patrol, were unable to rescue. Before Gao Feng led his troops to rescue, there was a melee on the three city walls.

Seeing that his situation was hopeless, Gao Feng gathered his troops, abandoned Yishui, and fled back to Yizhou Prefecture through the south gate.

The troops of Zhang Da Neng and Zhao Fu who had entered the city also took the opportunity to rape and plunder. At dawn, the soldiers and horses were counted and the spoils were found. Zhao Long and Qian Feihu were killed on the top of the city wall by the rebels. At Wu Jiao's suggestion, Song Qing gathered his troops, issued a notice to reassure the people, and prepared wine and food to reward the soldiers. He prepared wine to entertain Zhang Da Neng and Zhao Fu who came to help.

Seeing that half of Yishui was in trouble, Wu Jiao became increasingly dissatisfied with Song Qing's inability to control his troops, and his determination to leave became more and more determined.

While Song Qing was sending a letter reporting the victory, he also held a banquet for three consecutive days to celebrate.

Afterwards, after Song Jiang transferred the tiger-fighting general Li Zhong to lead 2000 people to garrison Yishui, Song Qing led the troops and headed for Yizhou Prefecture.

(End of this chapter)