Chapter 377: The Western Army Arrives

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"That's all there is to it!" Wu Dong Road.

The distance between Liangshanbo and the Hedong Theater is very close, only a few hundred miles, and it should be able to pass. However, the strength of Yangsanbo is the weakest of the three base areas, the total population of Yangshanbo is only about 500,000, and many of the soldiers recruited in these years have also gone to the Goryeo theater, resulting in the total strength of the entire Liangshanbo is now only 30,000.

Moreover, when the imperial court was encircling and suppressing the Hedong War Zone, it was impossible to leave Liangshan alone. In fact, 100,000 troops from all over Shandong have already headed towards Liangshanbo, and at that time, Liangshanbo may only be able to defend itself, and it will be difficult for him to send troops to rescue the Hedong Theater.

"May God bless me Liangshan!" At this moment, Wu Dong could only secretly pray, hoping that Lin Chong and Zhu Wu could hold the Hedong Theater, and that there would be no problems in the Hedong Theater.

"The Metropolitan Governor doesn't have to worry too much, after all, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Hedong Theater, and it is not so easy for the imperial court to conquer it! It's just that this battle is a bit tough. Huā Rong said.

Wu Dong nodded and stopped talking. After a while, the two began to think about the upcoming NV real war again, and put aside the matter of the Hedong War Zone for the time being. After all, the Hedong Theater is too far away, and no matter how much they worry about it now, it won't have much effect, so they can only hope for Lin Chong and Zhu Wu.

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On the tenth day of September, the 200,000 troops in the northwest finally came to Puzhou City.

Most of these 200,000 soldiers and horses are army troops, and there are only 20,000 cavalry, which is the absolute strength of the Western Army.

The soldiers of the Western Army were very tough, and they all had confident smiles on their faces, which was incomparable to the armies of the rest of the imperial court.

"With such a strong army, it is certain that the Hedong Theater will be conquered! It's a pity that the imperial court has never dared to attack the Khitans, otherwise it would be possible for our army to attack the Khitan and subdue Yanyun! Liu Guangshi rode on the horse and laughed.

"The Khitans are not comparable to the Liangshan bandits, we are only afraid that we are not the opponents of the Khitans." Qu Duan shook his head.

Historically, after the Song Dynasty joined Jin to invade Liao, it also attacked the Khitans, and the Western Army was sent at that time, and the leaders were the Seed Master Dao and Tong Guan, but the Western Army was not the opponent of the Khitan people at all, and the first general of the Western Army such as the Seed Master Dao was defeated by the Khitans. And this is still when the Khitans have been crippled by the nv real people, and they were defeated by the Khitans who only have the remnants left. At most, they were bullying and bullying peasant rebels like the Tanguts or Fang La, and the gap between their real combat effectiveness and foreign races was quite huge.

At this moment, Liu Yu, the prefect of Puzhou City, and the generals Guan Sheng, Tian Bao and others had already received the news, and they were still 30 miles away from the entrance of the city to welcome the arrival of the Western Army.

Seeing the fierce aura of the 200,000 army, Liu Yu, Guan Sheng and others were shocked and secretly happy at the same time, and they all thought that it was a sure thing to conquer the Liangshan bandits in Hedong this time, and there would be absolutely no mistakes!

"I don't know where the big handsome is? Shall we see the marshal? Liu Yu said to the general of the Western Army who came over.

"Come with us." The general of the Western Army pursed his lips and said disdainfully.

Liu Yu didn't care about the arrogant look of the generals of the Western Army, after all, he was a subordinate of the teacher, and this was the first general of the Song Army in this era, and it was normal to be a little arrogant.

The soldiers of the Western Army had already begun to set up camp outside Puzhou City, and when they came to the Chinese army, they finally saw the camp tent of the planter's road.

I saw that there were countless soldiers guarding the outside of the camp, and many generals were coming towards this camp, and it seemed that the planter was going to hold a pre-war meeting here.

Liu Yu, Guan Sheng, and Tian Bao were also let in after the report, and the three of them didn't dare to say much after they entered, so they hurriedly stood under the head and waited for the order of the seed master.

After all the generals arrived, the eyes of the cultivator Dao coldly swept over the generals and said, "This time I am coming with a large army, and the generals must work hard to move forward and not slack off!" Those who dare to violate military law will be killed! ”

The generals are awe-inspiring, at this time, the prestige of the Seed Master Dao in the Northwest Army is still unparalleled, and his military orders have always been strict, and others dare not offend easily.

Liu Yu hurriedly stood up at this moment and said, "The lower officials see the big handsome, I wish the big handsome a victory!" ”

Behind Liu Yu, Guan Sheng and Tian Bao had already knelt down, they were military generals, and they naturally had to kneel to their superiors. And Liu Yu is a Wenchen, and Wenchen has a high status, even in the face of the first general of the Great Song Dynasty like Seed Master Dao, he does not need to kneel.

The seed master nodded and said, "No need to be polite, get up!" How many soldiers and horses do you still have in Puzhou Mansion? ”

Liu Yu said: "Marshal Qiqi, there are still 50,000 soldiers and horses. ”

The seed master was stunned for a moment and said, "Are there so many soldiers and horses in Puzhou now?" ”

He originally thought that Puzhou would only have 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses, but he didn't expect that there would be so many, which greatly surprised him.

Liu Yu said: "Marshal, this is not counting the soldiers and horses of the Hedong Salt Transport Division, otherwise it is more." ”

The seed master became more and more strange, his gaze swept from Liu Yu's body, and when he came to Guan Sheng, he paused slightly. After Guan Sheng was a saint, the Seed Master Dao also nodded at him. When he saw the person next to Guan Sheng, he frowned slightly, and then remembered that after Tian Hu's territory was occupied by Liangshan two years ago, Tian Hu's younger brother Tian Bao took refuge in the imperial court and was named the head of the soldiers and horses by the imperial court.

Tian Leopard was stared at like this by the breeder, and he was also a little nervous in his heart. In fact, Tian Bao's current status is not low, but he is a second-grade general, and in terms of official position, he is only two levels worse than the Seed Master Dao, but in fact, as a general, whether it is strength or fame, he is too different from the Seed Master Dao, and he has a lot of pressure in front of the Seed Master Dao.

"You are Tian Hu's younger brother Tian Bao?" The seed master asked.

"Yes!" Tian Bao hurriedly replied.

"How did you get defeated by Liangshan in the first place?" The Planter said.

"Marshal Qiqi, two years ago, my eldest brother's son died in Puzhou Mansion, so my eldest brother led the soldiers to surround Puzhou Mansion, wanting to find out the enemy who killed his son. Who knew that Liangshan took the opportunity to enter and occupied Fenyang and other places. At that time, there were not many soldiers and horses in Fenyang and other places, so Liangshan was able to succeed. Tian Bao said.

"I see, but since the army is in Puzhou, didn't you go to recapture your territory later?" The Planter said.

"Dashuai, we want to regain the territory, but when passing by Lishan, the Liangshan army brutally set fire to the mountain, my eldest brother and countless soldiers were burned to death, I had to lead the rest of the army to Puzhou Mansion and surrender to the imperial court." Tian Bao Road.

In fact, the battle of Liangshan against Tian Hu was very simple, mainly because Tian Hu was caught off guard, coupled with the later arson of the mountain, Tian Hu could no longer turn over. At that time, Liangshan only had more than 10,000 troops, and if he really fought hard with Tian Hu's army, he might not be able to fight Tian Hu.

Now listening to Tian Bao say this, the generals of the Western Army in the camp are constantly booing, Liu Guangshi said: "Dashuai, it seems that this so-called Liangshan can only occupy Hedong by virtue of yin tricks, I think the reason why they can occupy Goryeo is probably also by yin tricks, after all, they are still grass cowards, and their real strength is vulnerable!" I ask the commander to send me to lead the troops, only 10,000 soldiers and horses, and I promise to conquer all the places east of the river within ten days! ”

The seed master snorted coldly and said, "Presumptuous! In the barracks, I didn't let you speak, why did you stand up? ”

The master of the seed is very dislike Liu Guangshi, this is a standard military office, and he doesn't pay attention to the rules at all, and he is a thorn in the army. It's just that this thorn was arranged by Liu Yanqing, and he can't do anything about this thorn, at most he will retreat.

Liu Guangshi pursed his lips, and he was also secretly scolding the seed master in his heart. He didn't pay attention to the Planter Dao, after all, his father was also the No. 2 person in the Northwest Army, although his father didn't come this time, but with his father's identity and status, the Planter Dao didn't dare to do anything to him.

Seed Master Dao thought for a while, first looked at a general next to his left hand, and said: "Yumei, you lead 30,000 soldiers and horses to Gaizhou, and strive to conquer Gaizhou in a battle!" ”

After hearing this, she was overjoyed and said, "Dashuai, I'll set off!" ”

He, like the rest of the generals of the Western Army, thought that Liangshan was vulnerable, and even felt that Liangshan might not have many soldiers and horses, and he could conquer the entire Hedong alone, so he was impatient to send troops and establish merit.

"Very good, you will organize the army and set off today." The Planter said.

In doing so, the master Dao actually sent Yumei aside, Yumei is not virtuous and incompetent at all, and it is completely because of Tong Guan's relationship that he became a general. Now that he has sent Yumei away, he can continue to dispatch troops and strive to conquer Jinning due north in a war.

"Yang Keshi, Liu Guangshi, the two of you lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to open the way, make sure that there is no ambush on the road ahead, and then check the situation in Jinning for me." The Planter said.

A general on the right hand stood up, looking about 40 years old, Liu Guangshi also stood up, and the two knelt down together to receive the order.

Liu Guangshi was one of the four famous generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Yang Keshi was the top figure of the Western Army in this era, known as the "Ten Thousand Enemies". In this era, the rest of the generals under the Seed Master Dao are not as good as this Yang Keshi.

After receiving the order, the two immediately went to sort out the army, and in the afternoon of the same day, the two set off towards Jinning City due north.

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The land to the east of the river is mountainous, and between Puzhou and Jinning are mainly some branches of the Luliang Mountains, and there are also the Fen River.

In later generations, even the Yellow River often broke off, not to mention the Fen River, which was the second tributary of the Yellow River, when the flow of the Fen River was very small, but the Fen River in this era was the largest river in Shanxi, and the surging river was extremely spectacular and the river was extremely wide.

The danger of mountains and rivers is indeed worthy of its name, and it is worthy of being a famous place of "mountains and rivers in the surface" in the past dynasties.

There were countless ambush locations here, but the two of them didn't encounter any ambushes along the way, and they were extremely surprised at the moment.

"Such a good terrain, there is not the slightest ambush! It seems that the Liangshan thieves must have been extremely scared, so they all retreated back to the city! It must be so! "Yang Keshi said.

"General Yang, what should we do now?" Liu Guangshi said.

"Directly conquer Jinning City ahead!" Yang Keshi said.

"Good!" Liu Guangshi laughed.

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