The next morning, the officials shouted long live, the monarch and the ministers finished the ceremony, and Taishi Cai went out of class to play the matter to the Son of Heaven. The Son of Heaven was furious and asked, "Who played the widow and advocated Zhao'an that day?" The courtier played in the middle of the matter: "This day is what Cui Jing, the imperial historian, said. "The Son of Heaven taught Cui Jing to send Dali Temple to ask for guilt.

The Son of Heaven asked Cai Jing again: "When this female thief has been harming for a long time, who can be suppressed?" Taishi Cai said: "If you don't use heavy troops, you can't be ambushed." If the ministers are foolish, they will have to be led by the Privy Council officials to sweep away, and they can win in an instant. ”

Tong Guan, the privy envoy of the Son of Heaven Sect, asked, "Is Qing Ken leading the troops to capture Liangshan Bo Caokou?" Tong Guan knelt down and said: "The ancients had a cloud: filial piety should be exhausted, and loyalty should be fulfilled." The minister is willing to follow the work of dogs and horses to get rid of the troubles of his henchmen. "Gao Yu and Yang Jian are also guaranteed.

The Son of Heaven immediately issued a holy decree, gave the golden seal talisman, and worshiped the privy envoy Tong Guan of the East Hall as the generalissimo, and let the military horses be selected and transferred from all over the place, and went to arrest the thieves in Liangshan, and set off on the day of departure. It is the marshal who is on the altar and raises his arms, and he is like a child when he is defeated.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Emperor Daojun summoned Cai Jing alone. After seeing His Majesty, Cai Jing presented a picture of Hu Sanniang's costume drawn by Chen Zongshan. The Son of Heaven exhibited the pictures, staring at them without moving, and only after a long time did he sigh lightly: "A beautiful woman, what a thief." ”

Cai Jingdao: "This woman founded the White Lotus Sect a few years ago, and now there are White Lotus Sect incense altars in various states and counties, and it is spread everywhere, saying that she is the person who is the star of the Mandate of the Sect of Heaven, and she is harboring evil intentions, and her intentions are not small. Your Majesty must not be momentarily soft-hearted and feel compassion. ”

The Son of Heaven said: "The community is important, and it is natural to know." It's just a pity that she thinks that she can have such a means to defeat the official army and dominate the party. ”

Cai Jing said: "This kind of demon girl will bring disaster to the country and the people, and it is not a pity to die." Later, as soon as the heavenly soldiers arrived, they broke through the cottage, and they would definitely capture this woman to come to Beijing and let His Majesty fall. ”

The Son of Heaven said, "That's very good. Cai Jing played right, and went back to the house to make arrangements.

It is said that the privy envoy Tong Guan accepted the post of generalissimo of the army of the Son of Heaven, and when he went to the Privy Council, he sent troops to send troops to the test, and wanted to allocate 10,000 troops from each of the eight military states under the management of Tokyo, and send the soldiers and horses of the department to supervise the command; He also selected 20,000 points in the Imperial Forest Army of the Beijing Division to guard the Chinese army, with a total of 100,000 horses and horses marching into Liangshan.

The Privy Council shall be in charge of the affairs of the Privy Council. Two good generals were selected in the imperial camp, as the left feather and the right wing. The order has been set, and everything will be completed in the next day. One should continue the military rations, and it was Captain Gao who sent people to carry it. The Eight Route Military Horses: Duan Pengju, the Supervisor of Suizhou, Chen Zhu, the Supervisor of Zhengzhou Soldiers, Wu Bingyi, the Supervisor of Chenzhou, Han Tianlin, the Supervisor of Xuzhou, Li Ming, the Supervisor of Dengzhou, Wang Yi, the Supervisor of Horses, Ma Wanli, and Zhou Xin, the Supervisor of Songzhou.

In the imperial camp, two good generals of the left feather and the right wing were selected as the Chinese army, and those two people: the former flying dragon general Yumei, and the former flying tiger general Bi Sheng. Tong Guan took control of the Chinese army as the commander-in-chief, ordered the three armies to be ready, and the arsenal was allocated to surrender weapons. Waiting for the tenth month, the soldiers from all walks of life gathered, selected the auspicious day to rise the division, Gao Yang Ertai set up a feast, and the imperial court rewarded the army in Yangzhongshu Province.

And said that Tong Guan had led the generals, the next day the pioneer army horse out of the city, and then bid farewell to the Son of Heaven, flew on the horse, out of this new Cao Gate, came to the five-mile short pavilion, only to see Gao Yang Lieutenant led the officials, waiting there first.

Tong Guan dismounted, Gao Taiwei held the cup, and Tong Guan said: "The privy minister's trip will make great contributions to the imperial court, and play a triumphant song early." This female coward lurks in the puddle, only needs to cut off the grain and grass on the four sides first, strengthen the fence, and trap the thief in the water, thinking that it will be involved. When the elite of the Western Army of Huazhou attacked the Shaohua Mountain thief, lured the female thief down the mountain, and the nets were arranged on all sides. ”

Tong Guan said: "I dare not forget the teachings." After drinking and drinking, Taiwei Yang also came to Zhizhan and Tong Guan said: "The cardinal prime minister reads the book of soldiers, knows Tao strategy very well, and now raises 100,000 troops, lays a net of heaven and earth, and captures this female colleague, which is as easy as a hand; Fighting for this female thief lurking in the water, the location is not convenient, and there must be a good plan when the pivot goes to the other. ”

Tong Guan said: "When the lower officials arrive at the other, they must first clear the wilderness, cut off the surrounding grain roads, strengthen the four states and counties, trap the thieves inside, and Xu Tu will advance slowly, and he will have his own law." The second lieutenant of Gao Yang entered the wine together and said: "Outside the capital gate, look forward to triumph." ”

After parting, they each got on their horses. There are officials from various yamen who send them off, and I don't know how many of them are sent away: they are sent near or far away, and they return to Beijing for the first time, needless to say. The three armies, large and small, marched together, each with the team, and it was very tightly organized. The four teams of the front army, the vanguard general marched; four teams of the rear army, supervised by the general after the rear; Left and right Eight Route military horses, winged flags urging supervision; Tong Guanzhen holds the Chinese army, the president Ma Bu, and the imperial forest army of 20,000 are all selected by the imperial camp. Tong Guan held the whip and instructed the soldiers to march.

How can I see that the army is clean, but see: the soldiers are divided into nine teams, and the flags are lined up in five directions. Green sinking guns, point steel guns, crow horn guns, and light all over the field; The Qinglong Knife, the Glaive Knife, and the Ling Knife are full of murderous energy. Bird painting bow, iron tire bow, treasure carving bow, inserted into the flying fish bag; Shoot tiger arrows, wolf tooth arrows, willow leaf arrows, and gather in the lion pot. birch crossbows, painted crossbows, foot crossbows, lined up with front troops; Kaishan axe, glaive axe, Xuanhua axe, followed by the squadron. Bamboo whips, tiger's eye whips, and water-mill whips are hung on the elbows; Meteor hammer, gourd hammer, flying tiger catch, each with you. Fang Tianhalberd, leopard's tail fluttering; Eight spears, beads are entwined. Long Wenjian shook a pool of autumn water, and the tiger head card painted a few wisps of spring clouds. The vanguard is brave and brave, leading the elite soldiers who pull out the mountain and open the way; The marshal is a hero, a strong man who drinks water and breaks the bridge. The left commands the army, the right commands the army, magnificent and courageous; Far whistle horse, near whistle horse, galloping majestic. The earth-shaking drums shake the mountains, and the sun shines on the flag to avoid ghosts and gods.

On that day, Tong Guan left Tokyo, and advanced in a roundabout way, and within a day or two, he had reached the Jeju border. I didn't want the sentinel in front to fly straight to report: "The front greeted the Jeju messenger, and reported that more than ten days ago, the Liangshan bandit army broke through the water and raided the three prefectures and counties of Yuncheng, Wenshang, and Dongping by different routes, and sent thousands of ships of the Navy and Zhang Shuishi, out of the water, straight into the canal and waterway, crossed the Yellow River north against the Yellow River waterway, and attacked Shouzhang County. Jeju Zhang Shuye and Chen Xizhen sent troops to rescue, but they were all defeated, and now they have retreated back to Jeju. ”

Tong Guan was shocked when he heard this, and he didn't say anything for a long time, and finally said: "This demon girl actually used troops like this, jumped out of the water, and captured Simian Prefecture, and has already taken the lead. Now she has set troops on all sides, and captured Shouzhang County on the north bank, taking advantage of the geographical advantage, before besieging on all sides, the strategy of cutting off the surrounding roads is no longer usable, so what can I do? ”

Hearing this, the Imperial Flying Dragon General Yu Mei stepped forward and said: "The cardinal minister is relieved, since she has divided her troops in four ways, and she has just divided the troops, we can gather a large army and attack one state and county after another." As long as a state or county is encircled, the female thief will definitely raise troops to rescue, and she can fight with her halfway, and I will fight with her with 100,000 soldiers and horses, and I will definitely win with one drum. If the female thief does not come to the rescue, our army will attack and recover from state to county, and also teach her to lose her troops and turn her into the future. ”

Bi Sheng, the former Flying Tiger general, also said: "That's right, the female thief didn't have many soldiers and horses, and now she is divided into four ways, and she is in the middle of it." Although this demon girl is fierce in the field, I will gather 100,000 military horses, several times more than her, even if I fight in the field under the city, I don't expect to lose. ”

Tong Guan was overjoyed when he heard this: "It's very agreeable, but I don't know which state and county to take first?" After the two looked at each other, they both said: "Shouzhang County hangs on the north bank of the Yellow River, and we can mobilize the left boat division along the waterway of the Yellow River to march together." After the discussion, Tong Guan ordered the army and horses to divide into two routes, one way along the north bank of the Yellow River to the east, and the other to mobilize the Yellow River Boat Division to march.

The words were divided into two ends, but it was said that on the day of the Liangshan Juxian Hall, Sanniang decided to strike first as a strong strategy, and prepared to send troops to attack Yuncheng County first. A few days later, the army and horses were prepared, Sanniang ordered 30,000 elite military horses, and his subordinates from Lu Junyi down, Gongsun Sheng, Huang Wenbing, Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo, etc., all went out with the army, and a total of 25 leaders were ordered to go down the mountain to march.

Not a day, the Liangshan army horsemen went to Yuncheng County ten miles outside the village, after the account was raised, Zheng Ying hurriedly reported that the capital made a detailed news, the official army sent Tong Guan as the commander, and the soldiers and horses of Baluzhou County and 20,000 elites in the capital, a total of 100,000 horses and horses marched into Liangshan.

After Sanniang heard this, she smiled but did not speak, and all the generals in the tent were taken aback. Lu Junyi said: "The 100,000 troops of the official army came to conquer and suppress, it is better to withdraw the troops first and return, wait for him to come in Shuibo, and use the location of Shuibo to deal with him." ”

Huang Wenbing said: "I'm afraid that the officers and soldiers will occupy the main roads on all sides of Shuibo, trap me in Shuibo, and form a hard village to surround it, so it will be very difficult to send troops." ”

Guan Sheng said: "Eight hundred miles of water, how can he surround them all?" It is better to defend it or retreat to Liangshan. ”

The leaders discussed a lot, and after listening to it for a long time, Sanniang suddenly said: "The official army of the Song Dynasty is Xiang Zhuang dancing the sword, but it is intended for Pei Gong." Tong Guan sent 100,000 troops, not really to attack Liangshan, but to involve our Liangshan military horses. He was there in Huazhou left near the military state, lined up 200,000 elite western troops, and he had more than half of his life, and now it was the time to enter Huazhou. The Song court was afraid that he would enter Huazhou, but I sent troops here to march west along the canal waterway, threatening the Song Tingbian River waterway and cutting off the canal transportation, so Tong Guan personally led the army to come to conquer it. If the expectation is not bad, after Tong Guanbing reaches the left of Liangshan, he will only stick to the roads and the four prefectures and counties, and will not let our army send troops to rescue. At this moment, we should take the lead and send troops to attack Simian Prefecture and County first, which is the best policy. ”

Huang Wenbing heard the words and admonished: "There are not many soldiers and horses in Zuo Jinzhou County, and there are few weak generals, so it is not difficult to take them, but the difficult thing is how to hold them after taking them down." Moreover, in addition to the imminent arrival of Tong Guan's army, there are still 20,000 troops and horses of Zhang Shuye and Chen Xizhen in Jeju, and they are divided into troops to attack the state and county, but they are afraid that the army will be thinned. ”

Sanniang smiled slightly and said: "Divide and attack, mobilize the Jeju army and horses out of the city, first break the Jeju official army, wait until Tong Guan arrives, and then use the city to lure him to fight a decisive battle with my city, no matter which state and county he comes to fight, I should personally lead the army forward, gather soldiers and horses to fight with one of them." ”

After the discussion was made at the moment, Sanniang will issue the tiger talisman and prepare to assign people and horses. (To be continued.) )