Tong Guan just gave the order, and when the whole army set off, a loud and cheerful voice shouted. "Lord Cardinal, it is absolutely not appropriate to send troops to Jeju at this time!"

Tong Guan heard someone objecting, and saw that it was Su Yuanjing who spoke up.

If it was his own subordinate, Tong Guan would have scolded him a long time ago. However, Su Yuanjing is at the same level as himself, and he is also a courtier valued by Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji, so Tong Guan has to give face to some extent.

Tong Guan asked, "Oh, what is Captain Su's opinion?" ”

Su Yuanjing said: "Tong Shuxiang, the imperial court is using troops in the south of the Yangtze River, and at the same time, it has to guard against the Liao State and Western Xia, and the troops are a little stretched. Now those thieves have powerful weapons in their hands, and if one of them is not good, they will not be able to do it. Without the 50,000 army in your hands, I am afraid that the two roads of Jingdong will no longer be owned by my Great Song Dynasty. At that time, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the government and the opposition, and the people will be afraid. In my opinion, I still keep watch on the one hand, and send men to inquire into the thief's weapon. Waiting for the Jiangnan side to be pacified, my Great Song Dynasty will draw out troops, and then pacify this gang of thieves is the best policy! ”

Su Yuanjing spoke up, and Liu Yanqing, the supervisor of Xiangzhou's soldiers and horses, opened his mouth to persuade: "Lord Minister, the last general also thinks that it is not appropriate to use troops against Jeju at this time!" The bandits had already occupied Jeju, and there were nearly 20,000 soldiers. Our army is not superior! ”

Xin Xingzong, the commander of the Chungju Soldiers and Horses, also agreed: "The last general also thinks so. We don't have an advantage in attacking Jeju City, but this time the Yangsan bandits attacked Jeju City, and there were a lot of casualties, and if they wanted to attack other cities, they would have to divide their forces. In this way, their already weak forces will be further dispersed, which will be more conducive to our army's individual breakthroughs! The last general thinks that now our army is strictly guarding Liangshan! If they don't attack other cities, we will crucify him in Jeju, and when Jiangnan is pacified, the imperial court will mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress such thieves! If they dare to divide their forces to attack other places, we will attack Jeju, and do the plan of encircling Wei to save Zhao and delay them! ”

The gang of thieves in Liangshan is not good at stubble, they only have 50,000 soldiers and horses in their hands, and those bandits have nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses.

Ten will surround it, five will attack it, and the multiple will fight it, and the enemy will be able to divide it.

Now they even have five times as many soldiers and horses, they have a good location, and they have unknown sharp weapons in their hands, and it is really not a good time to attack rashly.

But Lao Tzu finally invited the officials to re-lead 50,000 troops, in order to eradicate this gang of thieves and wash away the shame on himself. Could it be that he just watched like this, watching Gao Yu's unlearned and unskilled guys, eradicating Fang La, and establishing great achievements?

No, it must not be like this, if this side can't attack, it is better to fight for Jiangnan to encircle and suppress Fang La.

Looks like we've got to figure out a way.

"Hey~~!" Tong Guan sighed and said, "The fall of Jeju is very important, and Su Taiwei also asks you to return to Beijing as soon as possible to report to the saint." The prime minister is here to lead the troops and guard it! ”

Su Yuanjing also knew that he was useless here, so it was important to report the matter to Daojun Emperor Zhao Ji as soon as possible.

"That's right, I'm going back to Beijing and tell the Holy One!"

Tong Guan led the troops to garrison in Lei Ze, guarding the Liangshan army.

Jeju Fortress has just been conquered, and it will take time to appease the people and resume production.

The gap in the south gate was to be repaired.

During the siege of the city, the Liangshan army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, and the wounded soldiers had to be treated. In addition, the weapons in the hands of the soldiers must be repaired, the arrows only need to be replenished, and the grain and grass must also be prepared.

The more soldiers and horses, the longer the time to rest and prepare supplies. After resting for more than a month, the grain and grass were gathered.

In the lobby of the Jeju Mansion, Shi Jin inspected the leaders of his subordinates and shouted: "Zhu Wu, Lin Chong, how many new soldiers have been recruited by our army now?" ”

Zhu Wu and Lin Chong looked at each other for a moment, Zhu Wu stood up and sighed and said, "Big brother, when attacking Jeju, the Song army suffered heavy casualties, and we only captured less than a thousand people. More importantly, although our Liangshan has a good reputation, the people also cooperated with us and did not make trouble and resist. But there are not many people who are willing to join the army, less than 3,000 people, and most of them are ordinary people who can't survive and want to go to the barracks to beg for food! ”

"So little?" Shi Jin frowned when he heard this, a state has recruited such a small number of soldiers, it is too few.

If you recruit fewer soldiers and horses, it will greatly affect your follow-up plan.

What to do? Shi Jin had a little headache thinking about it.

Zhu Wu saw Shi Jin's headache, and said, "Big brother, why don't you learn from Fang La, catch the strong men, and join the army." As long as they enter the army, they still have to listen to us! ”

Shi Jin shook his head and said: "No, soldiers who are strong and strong cannot fight tough battles, they must have the people to join voluntarily in order to be of the same heart as us!" ”

Zhu Wu said: "But in this case, we don't have enough soldiers and horses, and we can't take care of holding Jeju and attacking Yanzhou!" ”

Now that the imperial court is setting its sights on Jiangnan, Shi Jin must take advantage of this time to capture Jingdong East Road as soon as possible, so that there is a place to retreat. You can't stay in Jeju and miss your precious time.

Shi Jin hesitated for a moment, but finally made up his mind and shouted: "Lin Chong, I will leave the Second Corps and 3,000 recruits for you, can you be sure to hold Jeju for half a year?" ”

Lin Chong heard it and stood up and shouted loudly: "Don't worry, big brother, don't say half a year, even if it's a year, I, Lin Chong, will definitely help my eldest brother take care of Jeju!" ”

Shi Jin pulled Lin Chong and shouted, "Okay, then Brother Jeju will ask you." I asked the leaders of Yuan Lang, Sun Li, Sun Xin, Yan Shun, Wang Ying, Zheng Tianshou, Xie Zhen, and Xie Bao, as well as 1,000 ironclad chain horses, to stay and help you defend the city together! ”

"Yes, Lin Chong has the order!"

Shi Jin left 2,800 people in the Second Corps, 3,000 recruits, and 1,000 ironclad chain horses to Lin Chong to stay in Jeju.

Shi Jin led 11,000 soldiers and horses to attack Yanzhou.

In order to achieve the effect of surprise, the Liangshan army tried to find hidden villages to rest during the day, and traveled in a hurry at night.

The Liangshan army was sneaking, but Shi Jin personally led a group of men and horses, and was rapidly advancing.

"Hurry, hurry! Swift as the wind, plundering like fire, moving like thunder! Run fast for me again! ”

Similar shouts kept ringing out in the mouths of the heads. Every time there was a shout, there were countless shouts in response. The speed of progress is also faster.

Shi Jin knew that as soon as the army moved, no matter how hidden it was, it would still leave traces, and sooner or later it would be detected by the Song army's meticulous work.

Therefore, in this attack, Shi Jin prepared to fight for time with the Song army. When the Song army made a detailed investigation and reported it to the governor of Yanzhou and the regimental training envoy, Shi Jin led the troops to seize the city gate.

The long-distance travel, nearly 200 miles a day.

The cavalry galloped quickly, waving up the sky full of dust, and from a distance, it looked like an earth dragon rolling.

On the second day after Shi Jin left, Tong Guan also received news from Xizuo.

Hearing that Shi Jin divided his troops to attack Yanzhou, Tong Guan was immediately overjoyed. He shouted to his subordinates: "Shi Jin's gang of thieves don't know whether they are alive or dead, and this little soldier and horse does not stick to Jeju, but also tries to attack other cities in vain. This is exactly the opportunity for us to give my order and send the whole army out. Take Jeju first and cut off the back road of the thieves! ”

"Yes, Prime Minister!" Xin Xingzong, Liu Yanqing and other soldiers shouted in unison.

Tong Guan led 50,000 soldiers and horses towards Jeju.

Shi Jin and Tong Guan are rushing for time in order to realize their plans! ()

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