Qingzhou, Shandong Province, is the location of the Shuai Division on Tokyo East Road, and nominally has the right to supervise and coordinate the soldiers and horses of the state capitals under its jurisdiction. This road-level (equivalent to provincial) power is actually not used.

Because the road-level government of the Great Song Dynasty has no administrative jurisdiction over the state capitals, what can be managed is the counties under the prefecture, that is to say, there is no provincial government.

And the level of the governor of some large prefectures is not below the prefect of the road-level station, such as the prefect of Jinan Prefecture, the official is not less than the prefect of Qingzhou.

The positions and actual powers of the two sides are equal, and there is no administrative subordinate relationship, who will listen to the prefect to the prefect?

There is jurisdiction over the military side.

There is no organization that matches the command of the army at the road level, that is to say, there is no complete system of management and command organization of the provincial headquarters in charge of the provincial army.

The armies of each state capital are actually independent and obey the orders of the military commander of the state capital, and the army commander only obeys the leadership of the local governor.

The commander of the army of the provincial garrison like Qin Ming of Thunderbolt can manage the local army, and when he arrives in Dengzhou, for example, in the jurisdiction of the road (province), he is a guest, and if he wants to command and mobilize the army in Dengzhou, no one will bird him.

Moreover, the armies of the state capitals are not allowed to act in other state capitals without a purpose.

For example, the junction of Qingzhou and Zizhou. A gang of robbers in Zizhou fled to Qingzhou under the pursuit of the official army, and if the Zizhou army chased after them, they would definitely be annihilated in one fell swoop, but in reality they could only stop at the border and stare at the remnants of the robbers who arrogantly provoked them a few hundred meters abroad.

The so-called power to supervise and coordinate the armed forces is only nominally possessed by the prefect of the commander's residence, and in fact it is only the prefect who can manage it.

When it is really necessary for the commander to uniformly dispatch the army to fight, the imperial court will issue an order to the prefect of the commander's residence to transfer troops to the real power. As for the generals who command the entire army of the road, they are appointed by the imperial court, and they are not the automatic power escalation of the generals of the Shuai Sidi.

The Great Song Dynasty engaged in these famous halls, just to prevent all walks of life from forming a unified force, and the essence was to fear rebellion.

In an era when communications rely on horses and shouting, the army's ability to deal with major emergencies can be imagined in this setting.

Just like when Zhao Yue led the bandit army to run rampant in Shandong, the state capitals could not help at all with their own troops, and could only turn to the imperial court for help.

Waiting for the local government to report the news to the imperial court, the imperial court held a meeting to discuss and study the intrigue and quarrel, and then issued a holy decree to the commander to unify the right to transfer troops, the daylily had already been thanked, and the state capitals that the robbers passed through had already been completely destroyed.

Similar to this situation, the order is given to the unified deployment of troops?

The prefect of Shuaisi Prefecture also died. Who do you want to be the supreme commander on the spot?

Present?

That is not a last resort, and it is specified that a real military attache with prestige in the army will not be sent lightly armed and quickly sent to unify the command in a timely manner.

The court can't believe it, and it's not at ease.

The military power is in the hands of a military general with outstanding prestige, if he colludes with the thieves to make a mutiny and rebellion, how can he get it?

Civilian officials must be sent to manage it in a unified manner.

When the turbans are fine, they put their mouths on 10,000 guns, and they really come to the field at a critical moment, they are not brave and afraid of death, but they also have to put on a show, and they hug the road before and after, and the brigade drags and drags, how much time does it take to just hurry?

Even if you arrive in time, the armies everywhere have been broken and destroyed, what soldiers do you have?

The Great Song Dynasty was also aware of this drawback, especially after the robber army received a profound lesson, but it would never change it.

It's business as usual.

Not everyone has the heart to change and get rid of it. People are accustomed to being content with their habits, and even if they know that they are not good, they will continue to get used to it.

In the past, the two reforms advocated by Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi of the Great Song Dynasty failed miserably, except for the ineffective measures, which touched the interests of the ruling class and were resisted and counterattacked.

Zhao Ji, a flower and bird emperor who only knows how to enjoy, will not have the heart, courage and perseverance to make any innovations.

But the accumulation of disadvantages must always be solved. Problems always have to erupt. Then came the time for the dynasty to fall.

Only a change of dynasty can give a major change and release.

In this case, the prefect of Qingzhou Murong Yande was bitter/forced.

Prime Minister Lao Cai Jing and his son-in-law Liang Zhongshu hated Chao Gai and could not cross the border to pursue and suppress, so they promoted the bandit army, and the emperor ordered that the prefect of Murong have the right to unify the transfer of troops, and could concentrate the forces of Tokyo East Road to annihilate the rebels of Erlongshan in one fell swoop.

However, most of the officials of the state capitals on the East Tokyo Road were killed, the army was scattered and even rebelled, and the arsenal and grain depot were empty.

Chao Gai and his gang not only continued to get away with impunity in Erlong Mountain, but also developed and grew from a robber army, becoming more and more difficult to deal with.

By the time the state capitals have replenished officials, money, food, weapons and equipment, and equipped their troops, a long time has passed. The bandit army left the Song realm. The Great Song Dynasty lost this major threat, and the will to unify the deployment of troops was naturally withdrawn.

Lao Cai and his son-in-law's wishful thinking can only come to naught.

No matter how powerful they were, they could not resist the powerful inertia of the dynastic old system and habits.

Murong Yande could only keep a bitter face and continue to rely on the strength of his own government to fight against the more and more arrogant three major kou in the territory, but fortunately, the emperor took care of his brother-in-law in the face of Murong Guifei, and the number of soldiers and horses increased, and he had the power of self-preservation, so he would not be abused to death by the three major kou.

Lu Shisang is also aware of this drawback of the Great Song Dynasty's use of troops, and has sold horses through Qingzhou many times, and knows very well that the Qingzhou army now has more than 20,000 troops, and there are still three major Kou in the territory, so it stands to reason that this is a dangerous area. But in his eyes, it is a much safer and more convenient area than Cangzhou Binzhou.

Without the Holy Decree, officers and soldiers from other places could not enter Qingzhou.

In Qingzhou, there are powerful forces on both sides of the official and bandit opposing each other, forming a tense situation of mutual threat and containment. Neither side dared to relax their defenses on the base camp. This forced the officers and men to scatter their troops in various parts of the territory to intercept the horse dealers, although they were numerous.

Even if a small group of infantry troops set up sporadic cards, how could they stop a large cavalry like them?

The same is true of the three major Kou in Qingzhou.

It's called the most dangerous place, but it's the safest place.

Lu Shisang and Jiangnan Jiushen led their subordinates to cheer up and pass through Cangbin Erzhou safely, but they couldn't eat or sleep well, and when they arrived at Qingzhou, they were already exhausted. Lu Shisang thought that Qingzhou was relatively safe, so he ordered to relax and rest.

Sure enough, it was safe and sound. None of the official and bandit forces in Qingzhou came to intercept the attack and looting.

The 777 members of the Moroccan sect were rested, relieved of fatigue and tension, and led the horse team to continue south. During this period, it is necessary to deliberately avoid the vicinity of the government and the three major Kou cottages. Avoid encountering these two forces.

At this time, it is the end of spring, the earth is green, the Central Plains is full of life, and the weather is hot. The sun is shining at noon.

At noon that day, they were hungry and thirsty, and the horses needed to replenish their diet, so they found a secluded mountain to eat, drink, and rest.

In a nearby mountain forest.

Zhu Wannian, the big boss of Peach Blossom Mountain, and his nephew Zhu Biao stared coldly at this group of horse dealers with a Jiangnan accent, and looked at the large group of war horses leisurely gnawing on the grass, their eyes were hot and red, and the corners of their mouths revealed endless greed and hideousness.

Since Erlongshan got the first batch of war horses, Qingfeng Mountain and Taohuashan Erzhai also knew the news of the flow of refugees from Liao.

War horses, the rebel organizations need it to strengthen their force even more, not to mention that it can fight against officers and soldiers more effectively, even if it is convenient to escape, how can they not want to get it.

The eyes of these two villages are also red, and they also want to go north to take advantage of the fire to rob. The reality is that they don't have that possibility.

Qingfeng Zhai Yanshun, Wang Ying, and Han Bolong are nicknamed the Three Tigers, but their abilities and the strength of their subordinates are the weakest of the three major Kou in Qingzhou.

If you send a capable team to Liao, even if you only send a leader to lead the team, the already weak strength will drop a lot. Not to mention dealing with the officers and soldiers with strong troops, even the Taohuashan is even more powerless to deal with the Taohuashan that is bent on annexing them.

But don't get the horse back, the wealth has also been made, but the cottage does not exist, and all the hard work is only cheaper for the Peach Blossom Mountain Zhu.

The three tigers could only press the mind of going north, guard the cottage, and continue to live happily with their heads covered.

This side of Peach Blossom Mountain.

Wang Dengbang, the lord of Wuzhai, betrayed the cottage, resolutely led the team to Erlong Mountain, and stabbed the arrogant Zhu in the heart.

The strength of the cottage has not weakened much, but there is a lack of an important leader, the support of the upper echelons of the armed forces has declined, and the morale of the mountain has also dropped greatly. In particular, I heard that Erlong Mountain is becoming stronger and stronger, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, the cottage is unbreakable, and the treatment is good, which attracts the hearts of the people of Taohuashan to float.

I wish the adult to be very smart, and analyze the government to train heavy troops, once the three mountains begin to encircle and suppress the three mountains, they will avoid the most difficult Erlong Mountain, first clean up Qingfeng Village and Peach Blossom Village, and then take the power of the big victory, with all the troops to encircle and suppress the Erlong Mountain with peace of mind. Trapped also trapped in Erlong Mountain.

And to choose between Qingfeng Village and Taohua Village, the officers and men are very likely to give priority to attacking and focusing on the Taohua Mountain, which is stronger.

Wiped out Peach Blossom Mountain, I was afraid that the three tigers who were not good at Qingfeng Village would be scared away, and this village would be self-defeating.

In this passive and dangerous situation, I wish the adult how dare to take the lead and tie the elite force to the north.

In addition, he also felt that the Liao State was not a cowardly and incompetent Great Song Dynasty, it was a world where murderous wild cavalry galloped across the country, and no matter how chaotic it was, it was an extremely powerful and dangerous place. People who don't know anything about it may not be able to bargain for a chance to fish in troubled waters.

There are only four seedlings left in the Zhu family now, and there is no heir to a boy in the next generation, so I can't afford to lose. The leader of the cottage can only fight the Zhu family, and Wang Dengbang, who could have used it, ran away at this time. The heart of going north to get a horse can only die.

You can't sell horses yourself, so you can only rob horse dealers who pass through Qingzhou.

Qingfeng Village and Taohua Village sent people to keep an eye on the main roads everywhere, and they succeeded in robbing a few times, but they only cleaned up some pony dealers, and they got too few horses. The number of horses sold by Erlongshan is becoming more and more greedy, but it is a pity that Erzhai does not dare to rob it.

Chao Gai is not easy to mess with.

That is the Lord who will repay his kindness and repay his vengeance.

Heroism, courage and martial arts are equally amazing, no one is afraid, there is nothing he doesn't dare to do, and he does what he says.

I heard that Erlongshan has a purpose, which is very particular about revenge not overnight, and if it can be avenged, it will be reported immediately, and the enemy will never be allowed to live a little longer and be happier. Under this purpose, the mountain is full of murderous spirit, ready to take revenge on those who dare to provoke fiercely.

The forces of Erlong Mountain, whether it is the leader or the minions, are all Qingfeng Village and Peach Blossom Village, and the two villages together cannot compete with each other.

provoked Erlong Mountain for the sake of the horse and made a mortal enemy, and the consequences were only more terrible and unimaginable than encountering officers and soldiers.

The weak can only bow their heads.

There's not much to say about that. There is no shame either.

I wish that no matter how scheming and ambitious I am in adulthood, I can only retreat from the increasingly powerful Erlongshan and sweep my eyes to other goals.

It is said that the emperor lives up to the painstaking people.

Finally, he waited for the arrival of a large group of horses that were not Erlong Mountain.

It is the Jiangnan people who want to rob. There's nothing to worry about.

Zhu Wannian didn't know that there was a powerful potential rebel force in Jiangnan, Manichaeism. Even if he knew, he was not afraid.

No matter how strong Jiangnan's power is, it has no ability to threaten Qingzhou.

If they dare to forcibly reach out and cross the boundary, they are afraid that it will not be the turn of Peach Blossom Mountain to make a move, and the northern government will feel threatened, so they will take action to clean up this foreign evil force first. When the Jiangnan Gang leaves its sphere of influence, it is like a tiger falling into Pingyang, and the dragon is trapped in the shallows, even if it is strong, it will inevitably only break and drink hatred in the strange and rootless north.

Lu Shinang's gang didn't know that they had already been targeted after entering Qingzhou, and now they were already sitting in the ambush circle and relaxed optimistically.

Several members of the Moroccan sect who were guarding outside were suddenly approached and slaughtered, and died silently.

A dense burst of arrows broke the leisurely relaxation of the Moroccan members, killing and wounding dozens of people on the spot.

Lu Shisang was taken aback, but although he was not shocked, he reacted quickly, and immediately beckoned his subordinates to mount their horses and retreat to meet the battle.

When he arrived, he immediately swept his eyes, and saw many armed fierce men wearing people's clothes rushing out of the mountains and fields in all directions, and he was afraid that there would be three or four thousand people surrounding him, and he immediately realized that these people were not local militia soldiers, but must be the people of the three major gangsters in Qingzhou.

In the Cheongju border pass, all their weapons were collected by the border army, in order to protect themselves, this way to the south, from Cheongju to collect self-defense weapons along the way.

In Cangbei, the military is extremely strict in its management of local areas, and strictly controls the manufacture and trade of civilian weapons.

There are many militia soldiers here, well-organized, and receive formal training from the army, and have weapons, but they all have a numbered and management control system, and it is difficult to get a Pu knife that is half allowed to be used by the people in other places.

The people of Cangzhou have a high consciousness, and the vast majority of them consciously will not sell their weapons to outsiders, lest they sell knives and become ghosts.

Lu Shibao and the others could only be equipped with sticks that were easy to get, and they only got some simple knives and guns in Binzhou.

Now that they are being robbed by bandits, at least they are not bare-handed.

In a hurry, the horse couldn't run, and the two sides were killed in one place in a blink of an eye.

The god Shen Gang, the god of Dunjia, the god of Dunjia, the god of the six dings, Xu Tong, and the giant spirit god Shen Zhen saw that the thieves were the two of them, a dancing halberd, a dancing spear, extremely brave and arrogant, and they also killed several people in a row to ride on the horse, and rode more and more arrogantly, and couldn't help but be furious.

Zhu Wannian and Zhu Biao were surrounded by the four generals of Jiangnan and attacked at the core, and it was difficult for them to get out quickly if they were strong in martial arts.

The five generals of the thunderbolt god Zhang Jinren, the hanger god category, the mourning god Wanli, the Taibai god Zhao Yi, and the Tai Sui god Gao Keli led the sect to fiercely resist the siege of the thieves.

The leader of Peach Blossom Mountain, who was the opponent of the five gods who had been trained in the Liao Kingdom, grabbed the horse and rode arrogantly and rushed up, but they were killed one after another.

The other sect members were originally the backbone of the sect, and they had trained real combat effectiveness in the Liao State, and they were even infected with a murderous aura, and they were brainwashers, and they were all fierce and fearless of death against their Han compatriots, and they were cavalry, and they drove horses to deal with infantry, and their impact was strong.

Lu Shisang was in charge of the overall situation, and seeing that his subordinates did not suffer a loss in dealing with the bandits, his heart was slightly relaxed, but in a blink of an eye, he saw that the two thieves were difficult to treat, and with the ferocity of the four gods, they could not be killed quickly, so they immediately rode their horses to help in person.

Even if the uncle and nephew of the Zhu family are fierce tigers, they can't resist the crazy wolves, not to mention that the opponents are all wolf king-level, plus a strong martial artist and a smart Lu Shibao, they suddenly couldn't bear it, and saw that if they didn't retreat, their lives would be in danger, so they had to break through and lose.

Although the Peach Blossom Mountain thieves were numerous, they could not trap more than 700 elite cavalry, and they were killed and wounded heavily, and the leader suffered even heavier losses.

After cracking this calamity, Lu Shisang counted the men and horses, and couldn't help but be both happy and annoyed.

The generals of the cronies -- the nine gods of Jiangnan -- are all safe and sound.

But the congregation lost more than 200 people. The number of horses was nearly six hundred. The silver taels that the dead members were responsible for the distribution were also looted.

Lu Shisang couldn't help but clench his fists and secretly sighed: The first time he acted on a large scale in the north, but he encountered repeated setbacks and disasters, could it be that he was not adapted to the soil and water? (To be continued.) )