Jinling, known as Jianye and Jiankang in ancient times, it borders the Yangtze River in the north, Jubao Mountain in the south, the dragon and the tiger are in the tiger, the city is majestic, during the Three Kingdoms, the capital of Dongwu was built here, so far, the successive dynasties established the country in the southeast, all of them will build the capital here, such as the Song, Qi, Liang and Chen in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties, all of them. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Now, the head of the city has changed the banner of the king, and Jinling has become the territory of Liangshan.

Zhu Biao and the Liangshan generals who came back from Huaixi and entered the city stepped on the head of Jinling City together, looking into the distance, but seeing the masts on the river and the boats shuttling, they felt inexplicable in their hearts.

Du Biao said to Zhu Biao: "The owner of the village, the imperial court knows that our army has conquered Jinling, and sent someone to issue a holy decree to let you go to Tokyo with Lu Yuanwai to accept the canonization." ”

Zhu Biao smiled slightly, and after a long time, asked, "Brother Du, do you think Lu Yuanwai and I should go to Tokyo to accept the canonization of the imperial court?" ”

Du Bao said: "This is obviously a trick of the imperial court, once the leader and Lu Yuan enter Beijing, I am afraid that it will ......" Although Du Bao's words were not finished, the meaning was very clear.

Zhu Biao said: "I must go, but not now, if I go now, then it will be like what Brother Du said, if you don't get it, you will become a prisoner." Military advisor, you give the court a note, just say that Fang La has not been destroyed, Wang Qing has plundered Jiangzhou again, the war is fierce, and when the two are destroyed, Zhu Biao and Lu Yuanwai must personally sacrifice their captives. However, there is now a move that can be used. ”

Du Yan smiled and asked, "What did the owner of the village say about Li Bangyan?" ”

Zhu Biao smiled and said, "We have to have a spokesperson in the court." No one is talking for us, we're very passive. ”

Gongsun Sheng couldn't help but admire when he heard this, and said: "Poor Dao is puzzled first, the owner of the village hates corrupt officials the most, why did he keep Li Bangyan and not kill him, it turned out to be available today." ”

Lin Chong said: "Such a traitor, I'm afraid that I don't remember my Liangshan's grace of life, and I will take revenge in the future." ”

Guan Sheng stroked his long beard and said: "Once Li Bangyan returns to the capital, even if he doesn't remember my Liangshan's favor to him, he has to think about his own future and how to gain a foothold in the court." Li Bangyan's return to the capital can be said to be that my Liangshan has one more eyes and ears and an extra mouthpiece in the imperial court. ”

As the old saying goes: Heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below; Youyun: Suzhou and Hangzhou are ripe, and the world is full. Suzhou and Hangzhou are the places where the world's wealth gathers; It is a thriving populace; It is a land of abundant grain and rice. Now, in the name of the imperial court to suppress thieves, the Liangshan army has successfully expelled Fang La's forces, and this anointed land, together with Jinling, which is the tiger and the dragon plate and the world, has been included in the Liangshan sphere of influence. At this time, the Liangshan forces controlled Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south, bordered the Yangtze River in the middle, reached the south bank of the Yellow River in the north, and the canal ran through the north and south, and the transportation was convenient, so the strength of Liangshan was greatly expanded.

However, opportunities and dangers are often interdependent. Although the Liangshan army encountered the most favorable situation since the Liangshan army was raised at this time, it also encountered an unprecedented crisis.

To the south, Fang La is dead but not dead, and there is a worry of resurgence at any time.

To the west, Wang Qing controlled Jiangzhou, guarded the gate of the upper reaches of Jinling, and could go down the river at any time to capture Jinling.

As a modern person who is familiar with history, Zhu Biao knows that the dynasty that built the capital Jinling since ancient times has attached great importance to the defense of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. During the Three Kingdoms, in order to obtain Jingzhou in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Wu State can be said to be uncompromising means. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the emperors of all generations were even more worried about the safety of the upper reaches of the capital Jinling: the strength of the upper reaches was weak, it was difficult to resist foreign invasions, and the country was in danger; It's strong, and I'm afraid that the guards will plot a rebellion based on this. The most fierce battle between the upstream and downstream is the war between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty; The second is the war between the Hunan army and the Taiping army in the last years of the Qing Dynasty.

to the west and to the south were open guns; And in other respects, you have to guard against the hidden arrows of the imperial court. Although letting Li Bangyan go back can temporarily stabilize public opinion in the court, the northern part of the Liangshanbo Special Administrative Region is like a wedge wedged in the bee waist of the Great Song Dynasty, especially the Daimyo Mansion, threatening Tokyo all the time, how can the imperial court not plot against it day and night?

Today's Liangshan after the war with Fangla, the territory has expanded, the source of food and salary of the soldiers naturally do not have to worry, and a group of Fangla's soldiers have been captured, Zhu Biao will cut out the old and weak, select the strong, and recruit new soldiers, Liangshan's Ma Bushui three armies have 200,000 people.

In the past, the Liangshan military horses were organized into five infantry armies, two naval armies, three cavalry armies, and there were also artillery battalions, golden gun battalions, cavalry battalions, and pro-soldier battalions. Out of consideration for the future war, Zhu Biao decided to reorganize the entire army of Liangshan. In addition to the retention of all paramilitary organizations, the three armies of Ma Bushui were all reorganized. After Zhu Biao discussed with Lu Junyi, Gongsun Sheng, and Zhu Wu for several days, the entire army of Liangshan was reorganized into four corps and a Gongwei battalion directly under the central government.

The First Army was under the command of Lin Chong, the deputy commander was under the command of Ruan Xiaoer, the marching Sima Dongping, and the marching army was serving Xu Ning. It has 30,000 people under the jurisdiction of the three armies of Ma Bushui, garrisons the Daimyo's Mansion, and is mainly responsible for the battle in the direction of Liangshanbo.

The second army was under the command of Guan Sheng, the deputy commander was under the command of Li Jun, the marching Sima Zhang Qing, and the marching army was Bian Xiang. It has 50,000 troops under the jurisdiction of Mabushui and is stationed west of Jinling, mainly responsible for operations in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

The third army is under the control of Hu Yanzhuo, the deputy is under the command of Lu Zhishen, the marching Sima Shi Wengong, and the marching service is Huarong. It has 60,000 troops under the jurisdiction of Ma Bushui and is stationed in Hangzhou, mainly responsible for fighting in the south of Hangzhou.

The Fourth Army Corps was under the control of Du Bao, the deputy capital was under the control of Yue Fei, the marching Sima Shijin, and the marching army served Mu Hong. It has 50,000 people under the jurisdiction of the three armies of Ma Bushui, garrisoning Suzhou, and sending troops and horses at any time.

The Gongwei battalion commanded Zhu Tong, marched Sima Lu Fang, and marched Guo Sheng. It has 10,000 Ma Bu troops under its jurisdiction, stationed in Jinling, and is responsible for guarding the safety of Zhu Biao.

The other generals were all incorporated into the legions and fought with the army.

After the four heroes of Yuliuzhuang helped the Liangshan army defeat Changzhou, they did not want to be officials in the imperial court, and still returned to Yuliuzhuang. Zhu Biao did not force them to embarrass them, and after rewarding them with gold and silver, he went to stay free. Then he went to Jeju and Dulonggang to bring all the families of the leaders of the Yangsan Army to Jinling to settle down.

After everything is settled, the next step is to discuss the direction of development of the Liangshan Army. Lu Junyi said: "Owner of the village, our army has gained a firm foothold in Jiangnan, Jiangzhou is the key to Jinling, and now it is controlled by Wang Qing's men and horses, and our army must take Jiangzhou down." ”

Zhu Wudao: "Lu Yuanwai is very reasonable, the owner of the village, Jiangzhou is not under the control of our army, and Jinling may be attacked by the enemy at any time." The surging river, from west to east, directly into the sea, and the Yangtze River, from west to east is getting narrower and narrower, once Wang Qing developed a climate along the Yangtze River, we go to fight with him again, the enemy's side of the water is wide, our army's side of the water is narrow, a time to invest in our army is not as good as the enemy's army, the geographical advantage of our army will be the first to lose a move. ”

Lu Junyi said: "The military advisor is reasonable, if Wang Qing's naval army occupies the upper reaches and our army is downstream, Wang Qing's army and horses are smooth, and they have invested more warships than our army at one time, then the battle will be unpredictable." ”

Zhu Biao looked at Gongsun Sheng and asked, "Mr. Yiqing, what do you think?" (To be continued.) )