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A pro-soldier is actually a pro-guard.

In terms of grade, Li Yan's personal guards were not much higher than ordinary Liangshan soldiers.

But judging from the past facts, Li Yan's personal guards have always been the cradle of Liangshan's generals.

Of course, this is not all the reason why Li Yan let Niu Gao be his personal guard.

Now that Liang Shanjun has become a scale, many of them are old brothers who started with Li Yan, and they are Li Yan's biggest supporters, but at the same time, they have also become an obstacle to Li Yan's promotion of newcomers.

There's no way around it.

The military is a place where seniority and merit are stressed.

If you have no qualifications and no merits, you will be promoted, and others will not accept it.

This is also the reason why Shangguan Yi, Li Tianxi and others obviously have the talent to serve as the chief general of the first army, but Li Yan only gave them a deputy commander first.

To tell the truth, if it weren't for Shangguan Yi, they brought a lot of people and materials, which were counted by Li Yan as their merits, and even the deputy commander Li Yan would not give them to them.

As for the promotion of Yang Zaixing, Yu Cheng and others in the line of fire, there is more or less the face of Yang Zhi, Bian Xiang and others, and Li Yan's obstinacy.

Yes.

Li Yan can go his own way.

With Li Yan's prestige, even if others have ideas, they don't dare to say it.

However, Li Yan has always used this power cautiously, so as not to mess with the army.

In fact, Li Yan can also use this power against Niu Gao.

But Li Yan considered that Niu Gao was loyal and patriotic, so he deliberately put Niu Gao by his side to influence and edify for a period of time, and then looked for an opportunity to promote.

What Li Yan thinks, of course Niu Gao doesn't know.

Niu Gao only knew that Li Yan, the great hero, the great hero, and the governor of the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, personally came to his house to recruit him as a soldier and let him be a personal soldier.

Niu Gao was overjoyed!

Niu Gao is eager to get ahead, otherwise he would not have been able to learn martial arts at a young age.

It's a pity that Niu Gao has never been able to find someone to carry him.

In addition, there are old women, wives and children involved.

Niu Gao has been stumbling to this day.

Now that Li Yan has personally recruited him, how can Niu Gao, who has no way, not be able to?

Niu Gao is a very straightforward person, he got Li Yan's reward of 1,000 yuan, and asked the family to clean up the valuables in the house on the same day, and dragged the family out of Shibeigou with Li Yan the next day.

Niu Gao was bold, unlike many sergeants, who didn't dare to breathe in front of Li Yan.

Along the way, the excited Niu Gao was making noise in Li Yan's ears, and Li Yan was not annoyed by Niu Gao, basically he had to answer all questions, and those who were familiar with Li Yan could see that Li Yan liked Niu Gao.

Niu Gao said: "Metropolitan Governor, where are we going?" ”

Li Yan said: "Go to Tangyin County, Xiangzhou." ”

Niu Gao asked, "What are you going to do there?" ”

Li Yan said: "I heard that Zhou Tong, the iron arm of Shaanxi Daxia, was teaching apprentices there, and I wanted to ask him for martial arts. ”

Niu Gao said: "That Master Zhou Dong, I have also heard of it, is a good martial art, but he is not worthy of the Metropolitan Governor to come to see him in person, the Metropolitan Governor will send someone to invite him to go." ”

Of course, Li Yan couldn't tell Niu Gao: "I didn't look for Zhou Tong to ask for martial arts, but to recruit Yue Fei and others." He just smiled and said no more.

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There are two flowers, one on each branch.

Let's say that Chao Gai dragged the Heavenly King Li Cheng and Dadao Wenda back to Erlong Mountain, and only then did he know:

Guan Sheng fell into Wu's plan to encircle and suppress more than 15,000 officers and troops in Erlongshan, and was killed by Erlongshan's army of 23,000, and ran away for more than 1,000, and the rest were captured by Erlongshan from Guan Sheng and below.

Later, Qin Ming, Dong Ping and others escorted Guan Sheng, Xuanzan, and Hao Siwen up the mountain.

Song Jiang saw it, hurriedly went down to the court, and then retreated to escort Guan Sheng and others, and then personally untied Guan Sheng, supported Guan Sheng on the middle chair, bowed his head, and said: "Song Jiang, a small official in Yuncheng, was victimized, so he had to fall into the grass, only waiting for the court to forgive the crime and recruit peace, there is really no dissent, now the general is coming to suppress the heavenly soldiers, should be tied to be captured, but he also thinks that the court is unknown, conniving at the traitorous ministers in charge, slandering the dictatorship, abusing officials and corrupt officials, framing the people of the world, afraid of being captured, no one knows our sincerity, so I offended Huwei, and I hope to beg for forgiveness!" ”

Guan Sheng hurriedly replied, but he didn't know how to respond!

Song Jiang gave Qin Ming and Dong Ping a look.

Seeing this, Qin Ming and Dong Ping stepped forward and said: "Since you have been ordered by the general, you don't dare to disobey it, and I hope that the general will be exempt from the crime of falsehood!" ”

Song Jiang said again: "The general has lost a lot of money and food for military horses in this battle, how can those ministers in the DPRK and China not see the general's guilt?" If General Meng does not abandon the cottage, Song Jiang is willing to give way to the general; When the imperial court sees it and accepts the recruitment, it is not too late for the general to serve the country loyally. ”

Guan Sheng thought for a while, then looked at Xuanzan and Hao Siwen and asked, "What do you two mean?" ”

Hao Siwen said: "Obey the general's order!" ”

He said, "And listen to the generals!" ”

Guan Sheng said: "The three of us are willing to die as soon as possible!" ”

Song Jiang said: "Why do you say this? If General Meng does not abandon the lowly and does the right thing for heaven together, I will be very happy. If the general refuses, we will not dare to force him to stay, so I will send the general back to Beijing today. ”

Guan Sheng dared to go back to see Cai Jing, so he could only get down the donkey and say: "People are called loyal and righteous Song Gongming, and it is really true...... Today, we are waiting for a family to run and a country to vote, and I am willing to be a pawn under the account! ”

Regarding Sheng's help, Song Jiang and others did not take much effort to integrate all the more than 10,000 officers and soldiers, and sent people to retrieve Guan Sheng's family.

After this battle, Song Jiang became famous in Shandong, chased Li Yan, the glory of Chao Gai was completely covered by Song Jiang, Shandong only knew that there was a timely rain in Erlong Mountain, Song Jiang did not know that Erlong Mountain had Tuota Heavenly King Chao Gai.

At this time, Chao Gai came back with Li Cheng and Wenda.

Liang Zhongshu was beheaded by Li Yan, and Cai Jing's daughter was casually rewarded by Li Yan to Ruan Xiaoqi.

In this case, Li Cheng and Wenda have no way out, so they can only take the family to cover the grass on Erlong Mountain.

Li Cheng and Wen Da are both eunuchs, and they have some prestige in the official army, and their martial arts are also in the middle of Guan Sheng, Qin Ming, and Dong Ping, so after going up the mountain, Chao Gai ordered that Li Cheng and Wen Da each bring 5,000 men and horses to show their attention to Li Cheng and Wen Da.

And that's not all.

Two days later, Chao Gai asked Li Ying, who had always played soy sauce, to come out and lead 5,000 men and horses on the grounds that there was not enough experienced commanders, and Li Ying gladly accepted.

plus the five thousand Chaogai's descendants led by Liu Tang before.

On the surface, the Chao Gai series can already compete with the Song Jiang series.

In this regard, Song Jiang always smiled in return, and cooperated very well to hand over 15,000 men and horses to Li Cheng, Wenda, and Li Yingtong, so that everyone could see Song Jiang's selfless side, so that Song Jiang's prestige did not decrease but increased.

At the same time, Chao Gai's reputation for jealousy began to spread.

The dark tide of Erlong Mountain is surging......

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