Chapter 224: Pre-War Mobilization

For two consecutive days, the Liangshan army really did not attack the Song army again, but only released scouts, leaving Liangshan secret agents to monitor the movements of the Song army at all times.

During this period, the Song army also tried to send scout posts to investigate the situation of the Liangshan army, but the result was still that they could not be recovered if they were released, and after two times, Liang Fangping simply did not bother to send them again.

Anyway, in his heart, he stubbornly believed that the Liangshan army only had two or three thousand elites, and the others were all rabble, and once the decisive battle was held, it would definitely not be the opponent of the imperial army, especially the three thousand ironclad chain horses.

Because he had been harassed by the Liang Shan army for most of the night, Liang Fangping also ordered the whole army to rest for a day that day, and then march and choose the decisive battle site on the second day.

The Liangshan army, on the other hand, reacted quickly and immediately dispatched dozens of instructors to various villages and towns near the Song army's camp under the protection of the cavalry of the guard battalion and scout spies to appease the innocent people who had suffered from the unjustified disaster.

Those who were captured and had their relatives at home acted as shields, promising to save them and come back safely; Those who took advantage of the opportunity to loot their property, these Liangshan army instructors immediately took out the gold and silver they had brought and handed over the money to compensate for the loss.

Of course, the necessary publicity is also indispensable.

"This fellow, my Liangshan Army is the army that does the right thing for the sky, protects the territory and the people, and is the master of the people's house, and the people nearby have suffered because of my Liangshan Army, and my Liangshan Army doesn't care who is in charge......

"Fellow, our Liangshan Army is disciplined and doesn't take a stitch from the people, you better eat this egg yourself......"

"Grandpa, this is the cake made by our Liang Shanjun's own workshop, you can taste it......"

"Come on, it's sugar, everyone has it, don't rob ......"

"Fellow countrymen, rest assured, my Liangshan army has promised to fight a decisive battle with this group of Song troops in two days, and they will not be able to jump for a few days, and they are guaranteed to beat them to the ground......

"The fellow may not know that there is a group of Jurchen barbarians on the Liao side who have risen up, beating the Liao State to the point of losing their armor and abandoning their armor, and hundreds of thousands of Liao dog troops have surrendered...... In a few years, the Jurchen barbarians will fight...... I, the Liangshan Army, want to fight the Jurchen barbarians......"

"What? Song Jun? The Song army can't do it, as soon as the Jurchen barbarians come, the Song army will definitely not be able to win......"

"Don't believe it, wait and see, these 40,000 imperial court troops, but the most elite army of the imperial court except for the Western Army, but they still can't beat our Liangshan Army, look at it......"

Time passed quickly, and the Liangshan army was gearing up, excited to death for finally being able to fight a tough battle; Just when the surrounding people were waiting for the victory of the Song army and the Liangshan army, the Song army suddenly sent a messenger to say that they would not fight.

It turned out that Liang Fangping was ordered to conquer Liang Shanbo this time and eliminate the Liang Shan army, but what was more important than this was to capture and kill Lin Chong alive.

As a result, when the envoy came back for the second time, he still didn't see Lin Chong, and after asking, he knew that Lin Chong had led his troops on an expedition and would come back in two days, so Liang Fangping sent the envoy again and said, then wait for two more days, and it would not be too late to fight when Lin Chong returned.

So the two sides really waited for two days.

Of course, the Song army still released the scouts and never returned, and the Liangshan cavalry army released a large group of cavalry to fight guerrilla warfare with them, and finally had to retreat into the camp and not come out, and hundreds of Jeju people outside the camp acted as a shield.

The cavalry of the Liangshan Army came and went freely, shouting at the periphery of the Song military camp many times, and going to nearby villages and towns to preach condolences and have an intimate military-civilian interaction.

It was not until the afternoon of the fourth day that Lin Chong finally rushed back from Dengzhou, and immediately personally led a team of cavalry to the front of the Song army camp.

Liang Fangping took Cao Song, Gao Zhongwu, Hu Yanzhuo, Chen Yu, out of the village to meet, under the witness of hundreds of Jeju people, the two sides agreed to tomorrow at four o'clock (ten o'clock in the morning), ten miles in front of the Song military camp, a showdown!

On the eve of the war, both sides were in full swing to prepare, draw up battle plans, reward the three armies, inspect weapons and equipment, and prepare for battle.

However, there is still a big difference between the two sides.

In the Song military camp, Liang Fangzheng was full of confidence, and he felt very good about himself, and Hu Yanzhuo, Chen Yu, Cao Song, Gao Zhongwu and others studied the formation map, while the soldiers under his command were full of apprehension and nervousness.

Although Liang Fangping kept preaching that the Liangshan army was just a group of rabble, they would only sneak attack, and they would definitely not be opponents in a head-on battle, but these soldiers were not fools, if they really did it on their side, how could they let the Liangshan army go to the camp every day to shout and shout for money, but there was nothing they could do?

Not to mention anything else, the scouts sent out are all gone and never returned, but they are real; The Liangshan army was invincible, and it was real that it had never lost a battle; It is not adulterated that the army of the other way of conquest and suppression surrendered completely.

So far, it is not known how many people the main force of the Liangshan Army is and what the combat effectiveness is; But what is known is that the vanguard of the Liangshan army is so overwhelmed that it can't shrink from its side, so why will it be able to win the decisive battle?

Tomorrow's battle, I'll look at Xuan......

What is completely different is that the more than 10,000 troops participating in the battle on the side of the Liangshan Army were all stimulated to the point of high spirits, their eyes were hot, and they were so excited that they almost burned.

“…… Think about the training you've been getting for more than half a year! Think about how much you have suffered! Think about what your goal is? It's a Jurchen barbarian! If even the Song army, which is already unbearable for a war, can't even defeat the Song army, what else can we say to resist Hu Lu......"

“…… Think about the poor performance of the Song army all the time, think about the bad performance of the Song army all the time, you can ask the comrades of the Song army before, what they were like before they joined the Liangshan army, and what they are like now after several months of rigorous training......

“…… Now this group of cowards who can't even stand in an array to encore the Song army, this group of rabble who have not trained all year round, also dare to run over to show off their might, and they also threaten to fill in the water, trample on Liangshan, and capture me Lin Chong alive! You say, "Can you bear it?" ”

More than 10,000 Liangshan sergeants roared out in unison: "I can't bear it, I can't bear it!" ”

"Our Liangshan Army has never lost a battle since it became an army, and we are the strongest! This time, it's time for the entire Jingdong people, as well as this group of Song Jun, to open their eyes......"

“…… Think about whose soldiers you are? Think about what our slogan is. ”

More than 10,000 Liangshan soldiers had already been stimulated and screamed, and the roar shook the sky again.

"Obey the command, have a good style, come when called, come when you come, and win the battle!"

After some mobilization, morale was unprecedentedly high, and Lin Chong poured cold water on it appropriately.

“…… However, this time the imperial army is not completely waste, they also have a killer feature, that is, their 3,000 ironclad chain horses, but we don't have to be afraid, we already have a way to deal with him, now tell me, what are the two most important points? ”

"Discipline, iron discipline! Military formation, neat and tight military formation! ”

After a mobilization and encouragement, more than 10,000 soldiers of the Liangshan Army who participated in the battle were all excited to death, and then Lin Chong sat on the ground with everyone and had dinner, and the instructors and instructors at all levels carried out the second mobilization;

Then the officers at all levels repeatedly emphasized the tasks of their respective teams, the specific details of the operation, and cheered up the soldiers - brothers! The opportunity to make meritorious contributions, get promoted, get rich, and strive for glory has come, come on......

Also on this night, after midnight, the two people with the best light skills in the Liangshan army, Gushang Flea Shiqian and Shenju Zi Ma Ling, quietly infiltrated the Song army camp, touched the camp tent of Cao Song and Gao Zhongwu, and covered their mouths at the moment when the two almost lost their voices and screamed.

"Cao (Gao) Wu is not surprised, it was sent to me by the Lin army master, the Lin army master has a sentence for me to tell you, tomorrow's battle will be defeated by the Song army, if you don't want to lose the army, just ......"