The facts in front of him made Zheng Guan unable to object to Sun Tu's recruitment of female soldiers for a while, after all, he was only a civilian official, and he didn't understand military affairs at all, so it was naturally impossible to come up with a convincing statement. It's just that in this way, the three things that he deliberately appeared in Qingzhou were perfunctory by Sun Tu one after another, which really made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Sun Tu's attitude towards him was quite respectful, and he also entertained him according to the rules of officialdom, until the honor guard of the Qincha arrived and issued a decree, but Sun Tu's reaction was no different from before, but it was deduced that the Qingzhou army suffered heavy casualties and could not use troops against Liangshan for the time being.

In the end, Zheng Guan could only accept Sun Tu's statement, and planned to send it back to the imperial court, and then wait for the monarchs and ministers of the court to make the final decision. It's just that in this way, Sun Tu can have an extra two or three months to continue recruiting and training soldiers and horses, and if you calculate the preparations for the army to conquer, it will not be too difficult to delay it for a year and a half.

It wasn't until the Qincha team was respectfully sent out of the city that Sun Tu was completely relieved. He knew that when this person went back, the previous things would be closed, and it would be impossible for the imperial court to investigate his unauthorized killing of Gao Xiang and He Mo, and then as long as the Qingzhou soldiers under his command were re-trained and the Liangshan thieves were pacified, then even if he was completely rooted in the Shandong territory, the imperial court would have to carefully weigh the consequences if he wanted to move him in the future.

And the next things are indeed developing in the most ideal direction, because the propaganda means are in place enough, so that the people in the city no longer resist the recruitment of female soldiers, but many husbands and fathers also encourage their daughters to enter the military camp to practice well and do their part to protect the family and defend the country.

And with the passage of time, Qingzhou has also regained its previous vitality, the fleeing people continue to return, and the soldiers who fled before have also come back one after another, seeing that the wounds caused by Gao Xiang's perverse actions are healing, as long as Sun Tu is given some more time, Qingzhou will definitely return to the old view.

But sometimes things in the world may not always go as people want, although Sun Tu did not intend to use troops and horses against Liangshanbo at this time, but those heroes and heroes on Liangshanbo may not understand this feeling, and after entering August, they are ready to move again.

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Shuibo Liangshan, Juyi Hall.

Today's Liangshanbo cottage can be regarded as full of talents, and the strong are like clouds. This hall, which is as wide as a palace, is filled with large and small leaders today, and the number of them has reached seventy or eighty people, which would have been unimaginable a few years ago.

However, relying on the strong appeal of Song Jiang, coupled with the dazzling achievements of the Liangshan army in attacking in many ways and repeatedly defeating the official army, it naturally attracted the joining of the heroes of the green forest all over the world, especially the bandits in the mountains in Shandong, who were often forced to raise the village to vote because of the pressure of survival, which made the Liangshanbo cottage now have a number of 81 leaders, and there are 8,000 soldiers and horses under his command, which is a rare green forest force in the world.

Of course, the power of Liang Shanbo at this time cannot be compared with the heyday in the Water Margin story after all, after all, there are many heroes and masters who should have joined the cottage were either left by Sun Tu's side or killed by him, and it is extremely rare to be able to gather eighty-one people today.

The only thing to be thankful for is that when the cottage was at its peak, he went to attack Zengtou City out of a momentary anger, and finally died under the poisonous arrow, but Chao Gai, the big leader, is still alive and well. Because Song Jiang led the army back from the previous battle of Zhujiazhuang, the loss of troops not only caused many casualties to his cronies and brothers, but also weakened his prestige in the cottage, which allowed Chao Gai to stabilize his position as the big leader, which made him not rush to prove himself because of some trivial things, so as to make a big mistake.

In addition, just last year, in order to promote the prestige of the cottage, Song Jiang and they still used a trick to bring Lu Junyi, a jade unicorn in Hebei, up the mountain. And after that, there was still a tortuous story of Lu Junyi being framed and imprisoned, and the people of Liangshan entering the Daimyo's Mansion to save people, so that Lu Junyi, who was originally famous all over the world, could only fall here, and at the same time, Liang Shanbo became a thorn in the side of the Song Dynasty.

Up to now, the imperial army generally does not dare to crusade against Liangshanbo, and the Jeju Mansion where the cottage is located is even more tightly guarded by the city, and the idle soldiers and horses do not dare to go out of the city at will, for fear of being attacked by the Liangshan army.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, and the leaders of the cottage are all full of smiles, drinking wine, eating meat, and constantly distributing gold and silver money and silk taken from the treasury of various state capitals.

But in such an environment, there was a faint sadness on the face of Song Jiang, the second leader, even if a brother stepped forward to toast, although he also smiled and toasted, this smile seemed a little reluctant after all. His performance naturally fell completely into the eyes of the careful Wu Yong, and taking advantage of a gap, Wu Yong asked in a low voice: "Is there anything worrying about my brother?" Why do you always look uncertain today? ”

Song Jiang sighed when he heard this: "My brothers and I are living happily in the cottage, but is this really a long-term solution?" Strategist, you have a good strategy, you should know what Song Jiang is worried about. ”

He didn't deliberately lower his voice in these words, and was immediately listened to by Chao Gai on the side, who immediately frowned: "Brother Gongming's words have somewhat ruined my brother's ambition, why can't he last long in the cottage?" Our Liangshan has also been growing stronger in the past few years, and we have been repeatedly defeated by the imperial court in sending troops, can't we still stand in this world? ”

"Brother, have you ever heard of how many cottages can last forever? Take the original Wagangzhai heroes as an example, in the end, it was not a storm. Although there are many brothers in Liangshanbo, compared to the entire Great Song Dynasty, they are only a small place after all. Although we have won many victories in the past few years, it is because the imperial court does not regard us as a great enemy and does not do our best. And now, we are getting louder and louder, and it is hard to guarantee when the catastrophe will come. ”

Chao Gai was stunned when he said this, not only him, but also some of the brothers next to him who were originally very interested also showed deep thought and worry at this time. The people who can sit next to Chao Gai and Song Jiang in this banquet are all important people in the cottage, and they are all brains and insights, if you think about it carefully, this is really the case. Seeing this, Song Jiang's face turned solemn and said: "Also, even if the imperial court can't spare a hand to attack us now because of the Southern Fangla matter, there are still people in my Shandong territory that we can't easily deal with." Brother, don't forget, that Sun Tu returned to Qingzhou a few months ago, and also regained the military power there, this person is not easy to deal with. ”

When Sun Tu was mentioned, the faces of many people present showed resentment and fear. Do you still remember clearly, at the beginning of last year, Zhujiazhuang, who should have been captured, let the Liangshan army suffer its first defeat because he led hundreds of people to rescue, and more than a dozen leaders died in their hands, which can be said to be Liangshanbo's biggest enemy.

"It's really a scourge for thousands of years, and this dog official can actually come back from Liao alive!" Guo Sheng, who was a little farther away, also showed a rare anger on his face when he heard Sun Tu.

Song Jiang glanced at everyone, and then said: "Because of this, I want to say that we must not be complacent, let alone have any negligence." Maybe at some point, the imperial court will send a large army to conquer our brothers. ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall, which was already quite warm, was cold, and everyone was a little more distracted. But after all, they are all heroes, after a little cold, they cheered up again, and some people even raised their glasses and said: "But now our Liangshanbo is no longer what it was at the beginning, if that Sun Tu really dares to come, see if we use means to be ashamed!" ”

Only Wu Yong glanced at Song Jiang thoughtfully, only to feel that his words had other meanings, but it was just not good to tell the true purpose for a while.

At this time, Chai Jin, who had just joined the cottage, suddenly spoke: "Several elder brothers are so jealous of Sun Tu, and the younger brother thinks that he should take the initiative to attack at this time when his Qingzhou army is greatly injured." I have heard of the prestige of the Qingzhou Army before, but in the year since Sun Tu left, they have been defeated by us many times, and the damage is not small. And the person Sun Tu is fighting is also this elite, so Qingzhou at this time must be the weakest, it is better to take the opportunity to attack it and get rid of this big trouble in one fell swoop! ”

His proposal immediately won the approval of many brothers present: "It's still Chai Daguan who has insight, and we actually ignore this layer." Brother Gongming, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, just taking advantage of the new defeat of the Qingzhou army, Sun Tu can't train many recruits for a while, and give him a head-on blow! Avenge the dead brethren! ”

"This ......" Song Jiang suddenly looked embarrassed, he originally said that he had other intentions, but he didn't expect to be led to another path. And before he could speak, even Chao Gai nodded and said: "That's right, where has my Liangshan brother suffered such a big loss over the years, since his Qingzhou army was defeated this time, it is a good opportunity for us to take advantage of the situation." Brother Gongming, what do you think? ”

"Brother, it's decided, as long as you give an order, I am willing to be a pioneer!" Shi Xiu, who has the title of desperate Saburo, hurriedly urged loudly, and then, some other brothers also responded, gearing up, and it seemed that they could kill the mountain at any time.

"Brothers, don't be reckless, and listen to Song Jiang to say a few more words." Seeing that the situation was going to get out of control, Song Jiang quickly shouted to stop, and at the same time quickly turned his mind with thoughts, how to deal with the current situation.