Lu Junyi went north from the east of Yunzhou, about 60 li from the western line of Song Jiang's army to the north, while Song Jiang and Lin Chong's army in Juye County converged and went north along the east bank of Liangshanbo.

This time, Song Jiang's army went north to fully learn the lesson of the ambush of Chai Jin's army, and sent at least hundreds of spies divided into more than ten teams to search within three miles on both sides of the official road, while leaving soldiers to stand guard to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of loopholes.

In addition, the speed of the 40,000-strong army going north was not fast, so it gave up running and went north on foot as much as possible, which had the advantage of compressing the length of the team, compressing the original team of at least ten dozen miles to only five miles, so that the army could quickly assemble and counterattack in the event of an attack.

At noon, the team rested in a wilderness, at this time it was the time when the wheat was green and yellow, Song Jiang ordered the army not to trample on the wheat field, it seems that this year's summer grain harvest will be very good.

Yunzhou and Jeju are the main grain producing areas of Jingxi Road, the land is fertile, the water source is sufficient, as long as the harvest is good, it can feed the 100,000 troops of Liangshan, and now Jeju has been forced to give up, Song Jiang can only count on Yunzhou's grain production.

Lin Chong found an opportunity to get close to Song Jiang and said in a low voice: "I received a report from the soldiers before, saying that not long after we retreated north, the army of the Seed Master Dao went east to kill, and I am very worried that their target will be Vice Marshal Lu!" ”

Song Jiang sighed, "I'm also worried!" So before I retreated north, I sent someone to send a letter to Vice Marshal Lu, asking him to go north with us immediately, and last night, I sent soldiers to check the situation, but there has been no response yet, and there should be news by the evening. ”

Song Jiang's words were perfect, he had done everything he had to do, and he had done his best, leaving Lin Chong speechless.

After a while, Lin Chong said again: "I want to lead 7,000 troops from my headquarters to meet Vice Marshal Lu, I hope that my eldest brother agrees!" ”

Song Jiang's face suddenly became ugly, Lin Chong's seven thousand people were the elite of the Liangshan Army, how could they be handed over to Lu Junyi?

At this time, Wu Yong smiled on the side and said: "General Lin's mood can be understood, but the goal of seven thousand troops is too big, if General Lin must go, I suggest taking two thousand troops to go." ”

Song Jiang's eyes narrowed, he was worthy of being his confidant, and Wu said this just right.

He looked very embarrassed, and finally nodded reluctantly, "If you only bring two thousand people, I can agree." ”

Lin Chong wanted to meet Lu Junyi, but Song Jiang only allowed him to bring 2,000 people, and his other 5,000 people would be in danger of being swallowed up by Song Jiang, but he could hand over the army to his two lieutenants: Zou Yuan and Zou Run, and Song Jiang didn't dare to go too far.

He immediately clenched his fists and said: "Then it is a word, and the humble post will lead two thousand troops to meet Deputy Marshal Lu, and the rest will be handed over to the Zou brothers, and I will ask the eldest brother to take care of it." ”

"Go with confidence!"

Lin Chong hurried back to the headquarters, Song Jiang and Wu Yong glanced at each other meaningfully, since Lin Chong took the initiative to hand over the five thousand troops to himself, how could he not accept it?

As soon as Lin Chong led the army to leave, Song Jiang asked the Zou brothers to come and said to the two gently: "I'm worried that Li Yanqing will attack Xucheng on a large scale, Wang Ying's ability to defend the city is very weak, I heard that the two generals are good at defending the city, I want to ask the two brothers to go to Xucheng first and assist Wang Ying in defending the city, what do the two generals think?" ”

The Zou brothers glanced at each other, and Zou Yuan bowed and said, "Let's take the troops to Sucheng!" ”

Song Jiang shook his head, "The troops in Sucheng are enough, you don't want to bring troops, just bring a few followers, so that it will be faster to ride north." ”

The Zou brothers were stunned, and Zou Yuan said after a while: "But.... General Lin has just entrusted the army to us. ”

"It's okay, it's okay for me to help him lead the troops for the time being, and when he comes back, I'll hand over the army to him."

The Zou brothers were still hesitating, and Li Kui said angrily behind them: "Brother is the lord of Liangshan, and his military orders are like mountains, is he talking to you like a fart?" ”

Song Jiang's face sank, and he angrily reprimanded Li Kui and said: "Reckless men must not be rude!" ”

He smiled again and said to the Zou brothers: "Can't you still trust me? ”

He had a smile on his face, but there was a hint of murder in his eyes, and the Zou brothers had no choice but to bow down and say, "Obey the order!" ”

"Very well, you can go now, I have sent for your horses and retinue."

Song Jiang didn't give them a chance to return to the army at all, forced the two brothers to ride north, and forced away the Zou brothers, Song Jiang immediately said to Dai Zong and Li Kui: "You go to receive Lin Chong's 5,000 troops, whoever dares to disobey will be beheaded!" ”

"Obey!"

Dai Zong and Li Kui hurriedly led people away, Song Jiang and Wu Yong glanced at each other, and the two of them looked up and laughed together.

.........

The Liangshan army has implemented the tribal system since the Chao Gai era, and each commander has its own army, which is also the earliest Liangshan army was determined by the historical origin of the merger and gathering of the 18th Liangshan bandits, although Song Jiang has tried his best to implement reforms in recent years, but the effect is not good, everyone is unwilling to give up their core army, and Song Jiang can only compromise.

Therefore, when there was a contradiction in the dispute between the main generals in Xucheng, Song Jiang secretly ordered Wang Ying to seize power, instead of directly ordering Chai Jin and the three to hand over the army to Wang Ying, the reason is that the eight thousand troops are Chai Jin's own troops, and Song Jiang has no right to deprive them.

After Chai Jin and the three rushed back to complain, Song Jiang pretended to be deaf and dumb again, refusing to uphold justice for the three of them, of course he could not return the army to the three of them.

This time, he took advantage of Lin Chong's opportunity to rescue Lu Junyi, and once again annexed Lin Chong's 5,000 elite army.

In the past, Juyi's cause was smooth, everyone had their own territory, they could eat meat and drink wine, and they were all happy, but now Juyi's cause has been frustrated, and everyone can only eat meat in one pot.

Lin Chong was worried that Lu Junyi was missing, so he led two thousand soldiers all the way to the east, only running for more than ten miles, when there was a sudden sound of horns in the woods on both sides, Lin Chong was taken aback, and urgently ordered the soldiers to assemble and prepare for battle.

At this moment, a swarthy arrow came unhurriedly, and Lin Chong hurriedly raised his shield to meet him, only to hear 'Bang! With a bang, this arrow shot into his shield, and the power was quite great, and Lin Chong realized that it was actually an iron arrow.

'Brass bow and iron arrows! Lin Chong suddenly knew who the other party was.

I saw a large group of cavalry coming out of the mountains and forests on both sides, with thousands of people on each side, and the general on the left was holding a bronze bow, which was Li Yanqing.

Li Yanqing arrived overnight with 2,000 cavalry after receiving an urgent letter of 800 miles from the Seed Master's Road, and happened to meet Lin Chong, who led the army to meet Lu Junyi.

Li Yanqing urged him to step forward and said in a loud voice: "Senior Brother Lin, where is this going?" ”

Lin Chong's scalp was numb for a while, the other party was 2,000 cavalry, he was 2,000 infantry, and he was in a state of being flanked, if the other party ordered to attack, his 2,000 army would inevitably be wiped out.

However, since the other party calls himself senior brother, maybe they still have a glimmer of hope.

Lin Chong had long known that Master Zhou Tong had accepted a few closed disciples in Tangyin in his later years, and the master also passed on his famous copper bow and iron arrows to Li Yanqing, this was the first time he had seen this famous little junior brother, he stepped forward and grudged his fists and smiled: "Thank you little junior brother for showing mercy under the arrow, since our senior brothers don't want to meet each other, why don't you let me go?" ”

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "Senior brother is going to pick up Lu Junyi!" But there are only 2,000 people, so what can they do? It can't change the overall situation, so it's better to go back quickly, and maybe you can stop Song Jiang from seeking senior brother's 5,000 troops in time. ”

Lin Chong was secretly surprised, Li Yanqing actually knew that he had seven thousand parts, and their intelligence was so accurate, no wonder the Liangshan army was passive everywhere.

Lin Chong sent one of his subordinates to return the iron arrow to Li Yanqing, and he sighed, "Although the two thousand troops have nothing to do, but the brothers should put righteousness first, how can I not go?" ”

Li Yanqing stared at him for a moment, then shouted the order, "The whole army retreats to the woods!" ”

'Woo-'

The low horn sounded, and the two thousand cavalry slowly retreated into the woods, which was a way to let the forest rush the army.

Lin Chong was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered: "Continue to speed up!" ”

The two thousand troops spread their legs, ran at a faster pace, and soon faded away.

Li Yanqing looked at the distant back of Lin Chong's army and shook his head, his mission to the south this time was not to annihilate the enemy's living force, but to destroy the grain baggage of Song Jiang's army.

At this time, Wang Gui led a group of cavalry to gallop over, and hurriedly reported: "Qi Qi is the commander, we have not found that the enemy army has logistics grain and grass baggage, and there is nothing in their ranks?" ”

Li Yanqing was stunned, how could there be no grain and grass? He groaned slightly, suddenly came to his senses, and secretly cried out: 'Not good! ’

Li Yanqing immediately ordered, "The army will go north immediately!" ”

He led 2,000 cavalry to the north, and Li Yanqing understood that the grain and grass of the Song Jiang army must have been transported by water.