Originally, the Privy Council was to withhold the news of the defeat according to Tong Guan's order, but how could Gao Yu let go of such a good opportunity to attack Tong Guan? Besides, he wanted to lead his army on the march, and it was clear that this was the best opportunity.

Gao Yu has always refused to accept Tong Guan, he firmly believes that even the eunuch commander can make many military exploits, so it will only be better to go out by himself, and it will definitely not be worse than Tong Guan. Especially after it was rumored that the official family intended to recover the sixteen states of Youyun, Gao Yu's idea became even stronger, you must know that the one who recovers the sixteen states of Youyun can be the king.

The kings with different surnames in the Great Song Dynasty were extremely precious, except for the founding period, they were basically posthumously crowned kings. You must know what a glory it is to be a king in life, at least Gao Yu is willing to lead the team for this crown.

Jokes, big jokes, even Gao Yu, a scoundrel who doesn't learn and has no skills, and relies on his whiskers to get mixed up with the position of Tai Lieutenant, is idle to lead the right to the battle, which shows how arrogant and arrogant the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty were.

Tong Guan, the eunuch, was arrogant enough to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun from the hands of the Liao State, but he didn't know what the military strength of the Liao State was, and what strategic plan should be made to recover it, as if he led the army to the battle, and the Liao State would obediently offer the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun with both hands. Gao Yu is even more unreliable than Tong Guan, after all, Tong Guan has been fighting on the Western Front for many years, and he has made great achievements, and he has completely suppressed Western Xia militarily. But Gao Yu has never been on the battlefield at all, and he doesn't know what the battlefield is going on at all.

When he heard Gao Yu take the initiative to ask for help, the official Zhao Ji almost laughed, Gao Yu was still a talent in other things, but it was too absurd to lead the army to the battle. However, the official family didn't want to discourage Gao Yu's enthusiasm, after all, this guy can be said to be loyal to himself.

After pondering for a long time, the official said: "Shandong Songjiang is still raging on Jingxi Road, you can lead the team to exterminate it, as for the battle on the Western Front, it is better to leave it to them." ”

In the eyes of the official family, the first choice to be able to lead the army is Tong Guan, followed by his own protégé of the Son of Heaven, and as for Gao Yu, he will take the army to crush the grass kou. In the eyes of the official Zhao Ji, Song Jiang is just a grass coward who can't hurt the banquet, and it will be solved as soon as the court sends troops, and it is only appropriate to hand over this matter to Gao Yu.

Gao Yu didn't know which one they were referring to, but he also realized that the official family was not very happy to let him go to the Western Front, so he didn't insist in this situation.

After Gao Yu left, the official family sent someone to find Liang Shicheng, and on many issues, he still had the habit of discussing with this hidden relative.

The official family did not hide it, and directly told the fiasco on the Western Front, and finally he said: "I don't know what happened on the Western Front, and I don't want to know why there was such a fiasco, I just want to know if the route of Western Xia should be adjusted." If you continue to fight like this, you will fall into the previous state of stalemate, you must know that the battle of the Western Front in a hundred years has consumed too much, too much, if the Western Front continues to be stuck like this, then the recovery of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun will become an empty word. ”

It seems that the officials are not confused, and they know that the biggest taboo on the battlefield is fighting on two fronts. At this time, Liang Shicheng knew that he would be punished if he said something wrong, and now the official family seemed to be in a state of madness, and he was bent on recovering the sixteen states of Youyun, in this case, he couldn't say anything cold.

After pondering for a moment, Liang Shicheng said cautiously: "It is the best policy to surrender the army without a fight, there is indeed no need to fight on the Western Front for many years, it is good to ensure that the Western Front is safe and sound, and it is good to concentrate all your energy on the north, after all, Zhao Liangsi's side has basically reached an agreement with the Jin State, and the recovery of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun is just around the corner." ”

"Is it really just around the corner?"

"Of course, the biggest taboo in the national war is to fight on two fronts, the Liao State has to fight hard with the Jin army, and also has to compete with our Celestial Empire for the sake of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, which is obviously powerless, and will eventually lose to the Celestial Empire."

At this moment, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty still regarded themselves as the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and they did not consider whether there was a strong army to support the Celestial Empire. At this time, Zhao Ji of Song Huizong had an idea, and he said: "Let Liu Qing's family hurry up and return to Beijing, I want to see what this disciple has to say." ”

Obviously, in terms of military affairs, the official family still believes that he is a protégé of the Son of Heaven, Liu Zhenglong has never let himself down, and this guy is also on the Western Front, through him to understand that after Tong Guan is transferred out, see how the Western Front should deal with Western Xia.

The maritime alliance has been signed, so the recovery of the sixteen states of Youyun is also on the agenda, but at this critical time, the news of a fiasco came from the western front, which made the officials realize that the western front needed to be adjusted. If the Western Front cannot be stabilized as soon as possible, then what should the Northern Expedition do?

Although it is said that Liu Zhenglong's military talent is more believed, there is no doubt that in a national war like sending troops to Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, the officials trust Tong Guan more than Liu Zhenglong.

Song Huizong Zhao Ji said to Liang Shicheng: "Qing family, do you think the western front will be handed over to Liu Zhenglong in all directions, and let Tong Shu's envoy go to the Northern Expedition to recover the sixteen states of Youyun." ”

Where is this to discuss, how could Liang Shicheng say no? The old fox thought for a while and said: "It is definitely the first choice for the Tong Privy Envoy to go to the Northern Expedition, but since it is a national war, it is safer to have a prince in charge, whether Your Majesty will consider letting King Yun take charge." ”

When King Yun was involved, Liang Shicheng was very careful, for fear of touching the most sensitive nerves of the official family, but he knew that the official family actually liked King Yun, but he didn't want to let the princes start a fight for the succession.

Sure enough, the official waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's talk about it when that disciple of mine comes back." You told Liu Zhenglong that he didn't have to rush over too much, and after getting married, he would go directly to the Western Front, and this time he would be treated as if I had given him a holiday, and he would come back when he had had enough. ”

If the words of the official family are taken literally, it is a big mistake, the Western Front was defeated, how could he not be in a hurry to get Liu Zhenglong back in this situation? Liang Shicheng deliberately made a mistake this time, that is, to kill Liu Zhenglong's majesty, and the tail of this kid in the province rose to the sky.

In the hearts of the officials, the recovery of the sixteen states of Youyun is the top priority in the military, followed by the battle of the Western Front, as for the Song River in Shandong, Tianhu in Hebei, Jiangnan La, and Wang Qing in Huaixi, these four major Kou are a group of thieves who can't become a climate, and the officials and troops can easily annihilate them, and they don't take it seriously at all.

The official family didn't take Shandong Song Jiang seriously, and Gao Yu, who went out for the first time, didn't take it seriously, and this Gao Taiwei ordered 100,000 soldiers and horses to kill Shandong.

The 100,000 forbidden army generally needs to prepare for at least a month or more, but the meritorious Gao Taiwei set off ten days later, in his opinion, as long as the army reaches Liangshan, Song Jiang and other thieves will go down the mountain and surrender, and there is no need to be so troublesome at all. As for the salary, it is not a problem at all, it is enough to ask for it at the local level, and there is no need to delay time.

Just when Gao Taiwei led the team to the expedition, Liu Zhenglong started his trip back to Beijing.

Along the way, Liu Zhenglong was not in a hurry at all, this guy took Liang Hongyu and Hua Langying The two beauties can be said to be touring the mountains and rivers, in his own words, he took his wife's public money for his honeymoon, which can be regarded as making up for the regret of not being able to officially visit the church and get married.

The reason why Li Yunluo was not brought was that as long as the lord of Xixia was already happy, of course, the identity of this woman was more sensitive, and if she returned to Beijing at this time, it would not cause the impeachment of the imperial history.

I don't know why, Hua Rongying looked a little absent-minded, Liu Zhenglong asked: "Baby, what's wrong with you, do you feel embarrassed to see Pan Yun in Liu's mansion, it's okay, she is a very good woman, and you will definitely get along very well." ”

"I'm not worried about this, but I heard that the imperial court sent 100,000 troops to Liangshan, and I was worried about my brother's safety."

Speaking of this, Hua Rongying looked at Liu Zhenglong affectionately and said: "Since, after I left Liangshan, Song Jiang began to give my brother small shoes to wear, and now my brother is living in Liangshan like a year, I am afraid that Song Jiang will use Yangmou to let my brother die on the battlefield, following in the footsteps of King Chao Gai, I have been having nightmares these days." ”

"No, now that the 100,000 troops of the imperial court are sent to Liangshan, in this case, Liangshan should not be able to fight, and with Hua Rong's ability, there should be no problem with self-preservation." Liu Zhenglong held Hua Rongying in his arms and said in the beautiful woman's ear: "In this way, if you don't worry, let's not go back to the capital first, turn to Shandong to take a look, it's really not good, let Hua Rong come back first, there is no need to stay in Liangshan all the time." ”

"Husband, thank you." The little bird snuggled in Liu Zhenglong's arms like a human, and she said delicately: "When you get to the capital, tell my brother a daughter-in-law, and leave a queen for our Hua family, after all, the sword is ruthless on the battlefield, and I am afraid that he will make a mistake." ”

In fact, Liu Zhenglong doesn't really want to have anything to do with the heroes of Liangshan, in his opinion, this group of grass robbers and the imperial court have nothing to do with him no matter how long they fight, and they don't want to use their own rebirth to change the life trajectory of those heroes, but Hua Rong is his brother-in-law, so he can't sit idly by.

Duan Jingzhu and the others received an order to go to the direction of Liangshan to inquire and see where Hua Rong was recently.

On the way, Yan Shun said to everyone: "You see, Huarong has a good sister, and now, in the bandit's den, our family will still go to catch him, if it were someone else, the bandit leader would have been destroyed by our family a long time ago." ”

"Cousin, don't talk nonsense, Brother Bao Xu was the king of the mountain before, you and I were, even our family Lord Liu was the king of the mountain of Xiaohuanggang before, how could it be that the bandit leader would be destroyed? I heard that Xiao Li Guanghuarong has the stunt of piercing through Yang in 100 steps, and there are many opportunities to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield. ”

The one who spoke was the desperate Saburo Shixiu, who had just joined the Long Xiang Army, he was Yan Shun's cousin, this guy was much more capable than Yan Shun, and he was on par with Bao Xu, the god of mourning, and commanding the battle, which was a few streets away from Bao Xu.

"I'm just talking. By the way, the imperial court sent 100,000 troops to pacify the bandits in Liangshan, it's too trivial, 10,000 horses were killed on Liangshan, can you use so much labor? ”

In Yan Shun's eyes, Liangshan Caokou was vulnerable at all, and this guy forgot that he was also Caokou before. Since he joined the Long Xiang Army, he has had a sense of honor in the official army, thinking that all grass robbers will be easily crushed by the official army.

Yang Zhi, who has not existed for a long time, said: "I discussed this issue with my eldest brother, and my eldest brother said that this time the official army will be defeated and return, and if it is not good, the whole army will be wiped out, as for the 10,000 horses in Liangshan, that is, Brother Yanshun, you are wrong, according to the eldest brother's estimate, there should be 30,000 or 40,000 people." ”

Among the people, only Yang Zhi is really Liu Zhenglong's brother, and the others are subordinates, so unless he is an official, he is called the eldest brother, and never called Lord Liu.

"Even if there are thirty or forty thousand, it is a rabble, how can it compete with 100,000 officers and soldiers?" Yan Shun was obviously a little unconvinced, he said angrily: "Most of the grass people who can't survive to go up the mountain have not undergone formal training at all, and as soon as they go to the battlefield, they encounter officials and soldiers

will soon collapse the army. In this battle, Song Jiang and others were wiped out if they didn't do well. ”

"One soldier bears, one bear. Gao Yu is a straw bag, where does he know what it is like to lead the troops to fight. It seems that he is very majestic with 100,000 horses, but in fact, he is absolutely stunned when he arrives on the battlefield, don't forget that there are military divisions on Liangshan Zhi Duoxing Wu Yong, and there are divine military divisions Zhu Wu, all of whom are extremely strategic people, plus Jade Qilin Lu Junyi, Thunderbolt Fire Qin Ming, Dadao Guan Sheng, Leopard Head Lin Chong and other fierce generals, as long as they plan properly, they are almost guaranteed to win. Fighting a war is not only about fighting for weapons and equipment, the number and quality of soldiers, but also about the strategy of the commander. ”

The dozen or so guys were rushing in the direction of Liangshan while asking where Hua Rong was. Later, everyone knew that in order to win the battle with the imperial court, Song Jiang sent Hua Rong, Jiuwen Long Shi Jin and others to Dongping Mansion to borrow grain.

Borrowing grain is the most common trick of Song Jiang, a hypocrite, robbery is to kill the rich and help the poor, killing people is to do the right thing for heaven, and looting a city becomes borrowing grain. You must know that there is a garrison in Dongping Mansion, how can you easily lend official food to bandits? On the one hand, it was to prepare for the decisive battle with the official army, and on the other hand, Song Jiang deliberately gave Hua Rong small shoes to wear.

"Cut, in the name of borrowing grain, is not going to Dongping Mansion to grab grain. I heard that the eldest brother said that the Taishou Cheng Wanli of Dongping Mansion was the official family of Tong Guan and the old thief before, and he was powerful and prosperous in Dongping Mansion, this time it is not good that the people of Liangshan will conquer Dongping Mansion, you say, what should everyone do? ”

Bao Xu looked at everyone and said: "People say that dogs bite dogs, since it was the Liangshan thieves who robbed Dongping Mansion, then if Cheng Taishou, who was a powerful man, died in the chaos, maybe it would be a good thing for the local people." We don't want to intervene, just find Hua Rong. ”