On the seventeenth day of the first month of the third year of Jingkang, Jinan Town Shoufu Division.

Jingdong famous general, Jinan town guard, Dadaoguan Bisheng held an invitation card from the prefect Liu Yu in his hand, and while twisting his beard with his hand, he hesitated to go to the banquet.

The Great Song Dynasty used literature to control the military, and although Guan Bisheng held the military power of Jinan, he was under the control of Liu Yu. Guan Bisheng originally had a good impression of Liu Yu. Because Liu Yu is not like other civilian officials, he doesn't know how to pretend to understand, and he commands the army as an expert. Liu Yu has said to the Jinan gentry more than once that the ruler is short and the inch is long. I, Liu Yu, am a civil official, and I don't know anything about war. Jinan's offensive and defensive battles are all responsible for the victory of Dadaoguan.

When Zong Bi led tens of thousands of troops to the city of Jinan, Guan Bisheng was not angry with the Jin soldiers and went out of the city to fight, but was defeated by Zong Bi's 3,000 heavy armor, and could only hold on to the city. After such a defeat, Liu Yu still did not accuse Guan Bisheng.

The Jin soldiers surrounded Jinan Prefecture, and the Han general Han Chang led tens of thousands of Han troops to loot Sifang Prefecture and County. There are also Xie Zhen and Xie Bao brothers led thousands of grass to surrender to Han Chang, acting as a guide, going to the countryside, robbing people's houses, just over a month, none of the villages within 100 miles of Jinan survived.

The Han'er army constantly escorted the gentry from all directions, came to the city of Jinan, and beheaded them in public. The first is to scare the people in the city, and the second is to create pressure on Guan Bisheng.

This trick really worked, which of the rich and powerful gentry in the city did not store a few granges outside the city, and now the granges were destroyed, they ignored the gap between the Song soldiers and the Jin soldiers, and repeatedly forced Guan Bisheng to go out of the city to fight.

Guan Bisheng has a violent personality, so naturally he will not lead his soldiers out to die. But he didn't dare to take the gentry in the city, kill these gentry, and the city of Jinan would be in chaos. At the moment of a strong enemy, if there is chaos in the city, the city will be broken.

It was the prefect Liu Yu who suppressed the raging gentry, he stood in front of the gate of the town guard, and persuaded the gentry who blocked the camp. But this time, Guan Bisheng was very puzzled by Liu Yu's actions. Because Liu Yu took the opportunity of the gentry to make trouble, he arranged a head Tuo named Li Heng into the town guard department and served as the deputy envoy of the town guard.

Within a few days, Liu Yu arranged his eldest son Liu Lin into the town guard division and served as the commander of the ironclad army.

The Ironclad Army is an elite unit that will win at the Great Sword Pass. There were 50,000 defenders in Jinan City, and no more than 7,000 ironclad troops. The reason why Guan Bisheng dared to go out of the city to fight when Zong Bi was killed was because of the 7,000 ironclad army. It's a pity that the ironclad army encountered Zong Bi's 3,000 heavy armored cavalry, and they were defeated in a battle.

Helplessly, Guan Bisheng was reluctant, and he couldn't disobey Liu Yu's order, so he could only hand over the ironclad army to Liu Lin.

Liu Lin is handsome, but his martial arts are extremely strong, and he likes to wear bronze armor and dress up as Di Wuxiang. His weapons were two short spears seven feet long. After only half a month of commanding the Ironclad Army, Liu Lin used his martial arts to successfully subdue most of the generals in the Ironclad Army.

In other words, the Ironclad Army no longer obeyed Guan Bisheng's orders.

It was at this time that Guan Bisheng became suspicious of Liu Yu and his son. Guan Bisheng believes that the current great enemy should not disperse the military strength. However, Li Heng and Liu Lin were constantly dividing Guan Bisheng's forces.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Yi, the famous iron-armed man on the rivers and lakes, and Meng Lin, the mad knife, entered Jinan City through the sewer and broke into Guan Bisheng's tent in the middle of the night.

Guan Xingsheng thought it was an assassin attack, holding an eighty-four-pound Qinglong Yanyue Knife, and wanted to fight to the death with Zhou Yi Menglin. But Zhou Yi shouted out his name before he started.

Guan Bisheng immediately stopped and asked Zhou Yi, "Zhou Tieji, you are a top person in the rivers and lakes, and you entered my camp late at night, what do you want?" Could it be that even a man like you can't afford to lower the golden dog! ”

Zhou Yilang smiled and said, "General Guan misunderstood. I came to Jinan, not to assassinate you, but to save you. ”

General Guan Bisheng asked suspiciously, "Could it be that you still brought a large number of reinforcements?" Do you want to join forces with me inside and outside to defeat the Zongbi dog thief? ”

Zhou Yi shook his head, "I'm just a Jianghu person, commanding thousands of armies, my junior brother can, but I can't." ”

Guan Bisheng suddenly realized and said, "I remembered." You and Ying Tianfu's Protector Legion trained Yue Fei to be brothers. Hi! The person I Lao Guan admires the most is your junior brother Yue Fei, who is really beautiful in battle. Jin Bing planted a few fights in his hands. Lao Guan is ashamed of himself. ”

Zhou Yi saw that Guan Bisheng was a little heroic, and hurriedly said, "General Guan must not be arrogant. To tell you the truth, Brother Meng and I came to Jinan to find you on the orders of my junior brother. Before leaving, my junior brother repeatedly asked him that the Jin chieftains outside the city, Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Changshi, were the great talents of the Jin Kingdom, especially the Wanyan Zongbi, whose Han name was Jin Wushu, was the next generation of the Jin Kingdom's god of war. It is already remarkable that General Guan was able to retreat with 7,000 ironclad troops under the attack of Zong Bi's heavily armored cavalry. Senior Brother Yue admired General Guan very much, and said that the general concerned was in Jingdong, and although the Jin Army's East Route Army had Zong Bi, they could only retreat in vain. ”

Guan Bisheng heard Yue Fei admiring himself, and couldn't help but feel like a confidant. Although he had never seen other Jin soldiers, he dared to conclude that the attack power of Wanyan Zongbi's heavy armored cavalry was definitely first-class among the Jin army. However, with only 3,000 iron horses, there is an overwhelming momentum.

In the past, Guan Bisheng was wearing armor and holding a knife in his hand, and hundreds of people couldn't get close to him. But when leading the army into the city, the heavy armored cavalry rolled up, Guan Bisheng one person and one sword, stubbornly guarding the suspension bridge, even splitting thirteen heavy armored cavalry, and himself was wounded in nine places. From this point, you can imagine the fierceness of the heavy armored cavalry.

Guan Bisheng's temperament is quite similar to that of his ancestor Guan Yu, but he likes to listen to compliments. But he quickly understood, glared at Zhou Yi and said, "That's not right." Since Yue Tuanlian thinks that I can defend Jinan, why did you say that you came to save me? If the Jin soldiers can't break through Jinan, who can kill me and win? ”

Zhou Yi asked with a smile, "What does General Guan think?" ”

Guan Bisheng was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of the prefect Liu Yu. He was still a little ashamed of thinking of Liu Yu, because although Liu Yu was dividing his military power, he still respected him and did not show half of his murderous intentions. Therefore, Guan Bisheng immediately looked at Zhou Yi with burning eyes and said, "Zhou Tieji, Brother Meng Lin, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly." ”

Zhou Yi saw that Guan Bisheng didn't seem to believe that Liu Yu would kill him, and immediately said, "It's not a secret, Brother Meng Lin and I came to Jinan precisely because my junior brother concluded that Liu Yu would definitely reduce the gold, and before the gold reduction, Liu Yu would assassinate General Guan." So please also ask General Guan to guard against that Liu Yu. ”

"Ridiculous!" Guan Bisheng smiled, "Yue Tuanlian has made the war unparalleled in the world, doesn't it rely on his ability to predict the future?" It's a pity that Guan has never believed in gods and witches. ”

Meng Lin saw that Guan Bisheng actually said that Yue Fei was a god, and immediately said angrily, "General Guan, do you think that Zhou Yi and I came all the way to Jinan just to joke with you?" I don't know if the Yue Tuan training envoy is a god or not, but in the past few months, the Yue Tuan training envoy has been in full swing. Even if General Guan didn't believe the reminder of Yue Tuan's training envoy, he should pay attention to his own safety for the sake of the people of Jinan. Doesn't General Guan know that if you are killed and the Jin army enters the city, Jinan will not be the second Mizhou. ”

Mizhou was presented by the Liangshan thief Li Kui and Wanyan Zongbi, the Jin army slaughtered the city, and the rich Mizhou became a scorched earth. Such a tragic scene, Guan Bisheng swore in his heart early that he would never let it happen again in Jinan.

Seeing Meng Lin so angry, Guan Bisheng's heart couldn't help but beat a drum secretly. So he twisted his beard and thought for a while, and asked thoughtfully, "In that case, can Yue Tuanlian know when Liu Yu will start?" ”

Zhou Yi hesitated for a moment before he said, "My junior brother predicts that Liu Yu will make a move on the Lantern Festival. However, my brother also said that the world is unpredictable, and the important thing is to be prepared. No matter when Liu Yu is ready to make a move, as long as General Guan is prepared, with Liu Yu as a civil official, he can help General Guan! ”

Guan Bisheng said a little worriedly, "Zhou Tiejian doesn't know, Liu Yu has a son named Liu Lin, and he is really brave and invincible. The old man was not sure of him. ”

Zhou Yi inquired about Liu Lin's appearance and dress, and asked Li Heng about his appearance, and immediately shouted, "It turned out to be them." ”

Guan Bisheng asked in confusion, "Could it be that Brother Tiejian knows the two of them?" ”

Zhou Yi smiled bitterly, "I don't know them, but my junior brother knows them." Zhou Yi immediately told Liu Lin and Li Heng about the battle with Yue Fei in Qingfeng Ridge. Guan Bisheng said in surprise, "More than two months ago, Liu Lin and Li Heng were indeed not in Jinan Mansion. I understand, it seems that the Liu father and son have long been ambitious. ”

Zhou Yi and Meng Lin originally wanted to send the letter and leave, but now that they learned that Gongzi Lin was Liu Yu's son, Zhou Yi didn't want to leave. Yue Fei once said that Liu Lin is really the hero of the world. In this case, as soon as the two of them leave, Guan Bisheng will be alone, and I am afraid that he really can't fight this Lin Gongzi. So the two stayed in Guan Bisheng's camp and temporarily served as Guan Bisheng's personal soldiers.

But neither Liu Yu nor Liu Lin showed signs of victory. Liu Lin is still soaking with the ironclad army every day, Li Heng is still fighting with Guan Bisheng all day long, and the prefect Liu Yu is still in the Taishou Mansion, living in a simple place.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, Guan Bisheng and Zhou Meng were even more waiting. But surprisingly, nothing major happened. The Jin soldiers outside the city still only besieged and did not attack, and the Song soldiers inside the city still only defended but did not fight.

Guan Bisheng had completely believed in Zhou Yi Menglin, but nothing happened during the Lantern Festival, which made him doubt the identities of the two. He began to suspect that Zhou Yi Menglin was a spy of the Jin State, infiltrated the city, and deliberately divided the Song army.

Zhou Yi and Meng Lin are all old people in the rivers and lakes, and they immediately understood Guan Bisheng's thoughts. Although the two of them didn't understand why Liu Yu's father and son were slow to launch, they could conclude that Guan Bisheng's personal soldiers had a traitor. But since Guan Bisheng doubted them, the two naturally would not force them to stay in the town guard, and immediately quit the camp.

Guan Bisheng didn't stop them, because he really wasn't sure if they were traitors or not.

Zhou Yi Menglin came out of the town guard division, but lurked in an inconspicuous inn. Because Zhou Yi always had a premonition in his heart, there was a murderous intent hidden in the calm of Jinan City.

The two of them are still assured of their safety. Because Guan Bisheng's security is also related to the safety of Ying Tianfu. You must know that at this time, Yue Fei's heavy army was outside, and the guards of Ying Tianfu were only a militia division and an infantry division. If the Jin army is allowed to take Jinan and drive directly to Yingtian, it will be a big disaster.

Sure enough, on the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, there was a major event in Jinan City, Liu Lin, the eldest son of the prefect Liu Yu, was about to get married, and Liu's mansion held a banquet to invite the gentry of the city. Guan Bisheng also received this red invitation.

The reason why Guan Bisheng hesitated was also for this invitation.