Chapter 131: The Five Tigers of the Pan Family
A few are happy, a few are sad.
Although he was out of danger safely, for the captured Gao Yu, the biggest crisis was not in Liangshan, but in the capital. As a lieutenant leading 100,000 forbidden troops, he was defeated by a group of grass bandits, and he was also captured and captured, which can be said to be a unique shame in the 160-year history of the Great Song Dynasty, and this is also a major scandal in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty.
Gao Yu's face was full of sadness, which made the Jade Qilin Lu Junyi feel puzzled, and he said with a wry smile, "Taiwei, it should be a great thing for you to return to the capital safely this time, why are you depressed?" β
"Hey, Lu Yuanwai, do you know that the Great Song Dynasty was a situation in which scholars and doctors shared the world, and the civil and official groups have always controlled the political power from the imperial court to the local government, no matter how fierce the internal struggle is, but the external side will always be unanimous and hateful. The problem of my background has always been intolerable by the civil official group, if it were not for the trust of the official family, I would definitely not be a very popular minister, and those civil officials have always impeached me in Zhao Jihui. This time, the defeat of Liang Shanbo finally gave the group of imperial historians the truth to attack, how could this group of bastards give up? It seems that this time I am more than lucky. β
Gao Yu's pessimism, Lu Junyi will not understand, after all, he has not entered the officialdom, how can he understand the rights and wrongs of this, in the eyes of this Lu Yuanwai, as long as he is high and high, and he is a minister, then any other attacks are not a problem for him, as if he is a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, he is not afraid of being attacked at all.
Regarding the issue of officialdom, for these two people, it is simply a chicken and a duck, and there will be no results.
Sad people sing love songs, but unfortunately, Gao Yu lives in the Great Song Dynasty and can't sing love songs and has no lovers. However, despite all the loneliness, this guy still believes that he can survive this crisis.
Lu Junyi didn't know how serious the problem was, after all, he hadn't mixed up in officialdom. Of course, I don't know the merits of this. This guy was silent for a long time and then said, "Lord Taiwei, if you really feel embarrassed, but visit Lord Liu, he should be able to guide you, you must know that the protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven is still able to grasp the pulse of today's son." β
A word to wake up the person in the dream, at this time, Gao Taiwei is mouth is mouth suddenly, no matter how it failed this time, it is not a problem for the imperial court, but what is the attitude of the official family towards this matter.
Maybe this protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven can turn decay into magic, as long as Liu Zhenglong makes a move, he will not be so depressed. Gao Yu was relieved at this time.
Before Gao Yu could recuperate, Liu Zhenglong came to visit in person.
This time, Gao Yu is very grateful for Liu Zhenglong's visit, this is a time when it can be easily seen that people's hearts are not ancient, things rarely happen in the snow, and when the crisis comes, the pursuit should of course be more valuable.
Gao Yu personally went to lead Liu Zhenglong to the VIP room, and he didn't know how long the two of them had been talking, let alone what they talked about, but he only knew that the next day, Gao Yu was on sick leave to recuperate in the house.
In October of the third year of Xuanhe, the official family ordered Gao Yu to serve as the Zhao'an Xuanfu envoy to recruit Song Jiang and other thieves, at the same time, Liu Zhenglong left the capital and prepared to receive the 100,000 forbidden army stationed in Yuncheng After Gao Yu was defeated, under the operation of the Pan family, the official family agreed to make up the establishment of 100,000, which was regarded as giving Liu Zhenglong a big face, just to win the first battle and completely solve the Liangshan bandits. οΌ
At this time, the Pan family had declared war on the Cao family in an all-round way, and it was an aggressive offensive as soon as it came up, and it was used to verify that the best defense was to attack. The Pan family, who has been silent for one hundred and sixty years, showed a hideous face when showing off their muscles, and the horror of their strength can be described as bottomless, of course, behind this is inseparable from the huge financial support of the Chai family and the Liu family, and the most important thing is that the Pan family has been obscure for more than a hundred years, which blindfolded the eyes of the Cao family. Behind this is actually inseparable from Liu Zhenglong's planning, the acquiescence of the official family, and the promotion of the political affairs hall are inseparable.
Liu Zhenglong's expedition this time, almost everyone thinks that it will be a victory, and it is only a matter of time before he succeeds, and it is only a matter of time before he steps on Liangshan, the most important thing is how to control this forbidden army of 100,000 people at the first time, after all, this guy is only a six-rank official, the level is too low, and there is no military merit against the sky, and it is not easy to suppress this group of arrogant generals.
Before Liu Zhenglong set off, Pan Yun, who was already pregnant with Liujia, directly said that the five tigers of the Pan family were going to join the formation.
Seeing that her husband had doubts, Pan Yun explained with a smile, "Official, the five tigers of the Pan family are not the sons and daughters of the Pan family, and they are not even related by blood, they are just talents carefully cultivated by the Pan family. They do not belong to the Pan family themselves. These people have their own names in the outside world and have their own futures. They came to report this time, not to mix up military merits, but to help you control this forbidden army of 100,000 horses, these five people may not be as good as their husbands, nor can they catch up with the fierce generals under you, but the troops are arranged, they are all first-class five good generals, which are created by the Pan family's heavy money, and many of them are inextricably linked with the Chai family of the previous dynasty, otherwise they cannot be recruited only by relying on money. β
"Madam, you think too much, I didn't doubt that these people are here to mix military merits, of course, the old man has selected and sent over talents who need to be reused, I believe in this. However, such a blatant control of the army will arouse the jealousy of the imperial court, and I am afraid that it will be normal to be summoned back, which will harm these people. β
"The five tigers of the Pan family all have two names, one exists in the entire operating system of the Pan family, and the other is the external identity. Tomorrow you will see them, so that you can know how to settle in the forbidden army. Speaking of this, Pan Yun's eyes showed a trace of unease, but that feeling was only fleeting, but despite this, it still did not hide Liu Zhenglong's fiery eyes.
Liu Zhenglong knew what Pan Yun's concerns were, so he said, "Okay, I'll take care of it from the Privy Council, and I won't let the Pan family plant face." β
The five tigers of the Pan family came as scheduled, these five people don't look special, but Liu Zhenglong knows that these are all top masters, although they will not fight against themselves, but their combat effectiveness is definitely not inferior to Yang Zhi, it seems that the Pan family is bloodied to support themselves.
The first middle-aged man who walked in the front looked thirty-four or five years old, with a red face, lying silkworm eyebrows, and looked like he had the charm of the three-point martial saint Guan Gong, more like Guan Yu, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms, than the big sword Guan Sheng. β
Liu Zhenglong has the information of the five tigers of the Pan family in his hand, and the first page is Pan Youlong's information, which says that it is very clear that a person from Xiangzhou, Henan, is thirty-four years old, has a wife, a concubine, two sons and three daughters, and his parents are still alive. Good at arranging troops without fighting, especially good at siege warfare.
The information of the five tigers of the Pan family is very detailed. It is impossible for Liu Zhenglong to appreciate the information of these people in front of the five tigers of the Pan family, so he can only take a general look at it, and the rest is a later story.
Liu Zhenglong asked Pan Youlong to get up and said, "This time you are in the Chinese army, I believe that you should have your own ideas for conquering Liangshan." Now there are more than 10,000 thieves on Liangshan, fierce generals like clouds, and the convenience of water parking, occupying favorable terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the front Gao Taiwei has been defeated and captured, this time the official wants to hear your opinion. The navy, the warships are already in place, these will not create obstacles on the battlefield, and you don't have to think about this factor. β
On the surface, it seems that he just asks a few casual questions, but Pan Youlong knows in his heart that this can be said to be a big test, and if he can't win the trust of the lord, it will be difficult to do anything in the future.
Pan Youlong pondered for a moment and said, "This battle is not difficult, the key is, what is the expectation of the lord, different expectations, there are different battle plans, there are at least five plans to easily take down the Liangshan bandits, and it is not difficult to annihilate them." β
"The expectation is very simple, that is, the forbidden army will minimize casualties, let Song Jiang and half of the men and horses go south, and all the others will be annihilated, as for the time, the official family has no clear requirements, you just need to ensure that everyone can go to Jingzhao Mansion for the New Year."
Taking Liangshan is too pediatric, but despite this, Liu Zhenglong still attaches great importance to it, he said with a smile, "All kinds of materials and siege equipment are very complete, so you don't need to consider these factors, you just need to tell me how to take Liangshan with the least casualties." β
It seems simple, but there is no clear concept of the least casualties, it is a difficult premise to explain, and the difficulty coefficient for Pan Youlong is quite large, compared to the previous task, the difficulty coefficient is much greater.
After thinking for a while, Pan Youlong said, "Lure the enemy down the mountain, as long as Song Jiang and the others go down the mountain." Then everything is simple, after all, now you don't have the task of annihilating Song Jiang's group of traitors in name, so it is relatively simple and feasible to lure the enemy down the mountain. β
"It's a good one to lure the enemy down the mountain, but there are a lot of capable people on Liangshan, and a simple plan to have a land will be seen through by the thieves in Liangshan, and this group of people will not be easily fooled."
Pan Youlong continued, "Under normal circumstances, Song Jiang and the others will indeed not go down the mountain easily, but now that there is Gao Taiwei to surrender as the background, in this environment, if the temptation is enough, Song Jiang and the others will completely go down the mountain and take risks." β
When he said this, Pan Youlong paused. He secretly glanced at Liu Zhenglong, and then said, "In the context of Song Jiang and others accepting the imperial court's edict, if there is a large amount of gold and silver treasures, the idea of doing the last vote will be filled in the minds of Song Jiang and others, and they will act." Besides, we can send scouts to sneak in to pass on the false information, so that Song Jiang believes that there should be no problem, besides, the lord, you should have friends on Liangshan, and they regard this matter as the last vote, so at this time, Song Jiang must be attracted down the mountain, and I can personally command this battle, at most 10,000 people, you can easily take down the Liangshan bandits. β
It can be said that the heroes are slightly the same, Liu Zhenglong recognized Pan Youlong's plan, and he also knew that this guy could do an excellent job to complete the task, so he said, "Your task is to control the Chinese army first, and then launch an attack after Gao Yu announces Zhao'an, this time you can be fully responsible, I hope you can become famous in one battle." β
Everyone is eager to be taken seriously and to become famous, and Pan Youlong is no exception, but he knows that in the eyes of the lord, he is still an inconspicuous character, and if he wants to be a blockbuster, then this battle is very important.
Later, Liu Zhenglong met with Pan Youhu, Pan Youbiao, Pan Youbao and Pan Youfeng, who was the last to appear.
The five tigers of the Pan family can be said to have their own specialties, and everyone can be in charge of their own affairs, and this time they were placed in the front army, the rear army, the left army, the right army, and the middle army.
After settling the five tigers of the Pan family, Liu Zhenglong successively inserted the children of the Pan family into it, of course, this group of gentlemen went in to fight for their exploits, in order to have a great future in the future.
Departure, Liu Zhenglong set off in secret, before he set off, the five tigers of the Pan family had successfully controlled the forbidden army, at this time, Liu Zhenglong figured it out, in fact, all this is a tacit approval of the official family, even if it is to give himself a support, it can also be regarded as a reward for the Pan family's standing line.
This time, Liu Zhenglong took Pan Youlong's suggestion, led Song Jiang down the mountain, and then annihilated him, before that, he still sent someone to Liangshan to send a letter to Wu Yong and others, hoping that this Zhiduoxing could cooperate with Pan Youlong and complete this mission well.
Wu Yong has been waiting for this moment for too long, but he has not given up, he has been waiting, and now that this day has come, of course he seems very excited.
After straightening out his thinking, Wu Yong invited Hua Rong, Lu Junyi, Qin Ming, Hu Yanzhuo and several other people over, these are all staunch Zhao'an faction, these people are secretly under the leadership of Liu Zhenglong, all of them are eager to make contributions, and no one wants to be a bandit for the rest of their lives.
After Wu Yong sorted out his thoughts, he said, "Everyone knows very well that now Gao Yu's Zhao'an is just a pretense, just to cooperate with Lord Liu's attack on Liangshan, this is clear to everyone, now what we have to do is to do this thing unknowingly, as long as they leave, then everything will be according to the official family's assumption, take Liangshan." β
"Strategist, we all listen to you, let's end here early, I, Qin Ming, am about to suffocate."
In fact, Qin Ming didn't want to stay in Liangshan for a long time, it can be said that he didn't want to stay for a day, after all, now that the opportunity has come, how could he easily miss it?
Hua Rong also said, "Strategist, we all listen to you, so don't sell it." It's good to just say it, there's no need to hide it. β
"Since everyone has said so, then I will briefly say a few words, this battle, the official army is almost 100% sure of winning, this is undoubted, but the lord means to let Song Jiangnan go down to Fang La, so this battle is called turning the tiger away from the mountain."