The sun was still struggling below the horizon, but the night could no longer completely obscure his rays. The warmth of the morning light and the coolness of the dying night are most comfortable.

A few early birds chase and frolic in the sky.

Dong Ping watched his soldiers and horses come out of the city gate like a long dragon, and he was also full of spirits. Military generals should have ordered troops on the battlefield and made meritorious contributions. But since he swept away the thieves in Dongping Mansion, there has been no war, and he can only stay in the city, and his dream of making small achievements is getting farther and farther away.

He was originally a military general on the border of Hebei, but unfortunately the emperor had already signed an alliance with the Liao State, and the Great Song Dynasty spent money to buy peace, and every year he would "reward" the Liao State with a large amount of property, and the Liao State would not invade the south in exchange.

Although there have been no major battles on the border in recent years, there have been small conflicts.

The Liao State did not give grain and grass to the soldiers and horses on the border, but only allowed them to cross the border to fight grass and valleys and be self-sufficient. Therefore, from time to time, the Liao cavalry crossed the border and plundered in all directions, so the small forces of war have been continuous.

Dong Ping killed the cavalry of the Liao State fighting the grass valley many times, so he was promoted to the regimental training envoy to guard the peace of the territory. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, once chasing and killing the Liao cavalry, unknowingly leading the troops across the border, and finally won more than 100 heads, and returned with a great victory.

Unexpectedly, Dong Ping's official document was sent out, and the Liao State sent an envoy to accuse the Song State of invading the territory, and demanded that the Song State hand over the people who led the troops, otherwise the whole army would go south. The Chinese Wu of the Dynasty, who had long been frightened by the Liao State Iron Cavalry, suddenly panicked, and if it were not for the military generals of Hebei to protect him, I am afraid that the Privy Council would hand over Dong Ping to the Liao State. However, in order to appease the anger of the Liao State, Dong Ping's regimental training envoy was also dismissed, and he was ordered to return to Beijing to listen to the tune.

Dong Ping has lived in the capital for more than a year, even if there are vacancies in various places, Dong Ping has no money to fill the vacancy, how can it be his turn to fill the vacancy.

Later, Tong Guanmen Cheng Wanli went to Dongping Mansion to take office, Shandong and Hebei bandits rose together, and the former governor of Dongping Mansion also died of thieves. Tong Guan naturally would not sit idly by and watch his subordinates lose his official position, and he counted the military generals in Beijing, and then he remembered Dong Ping, who was brave and martial, and made him the governor of Dongping Mansion.

After Dong Ping took office, he also lived up to expectations, reorganized his armament, and soon swept away the local bandits, and the bandits in Shandong and Hebei no longer dared to invade Dongping Mansion.

The soldiers and horses of Dongping Mansion marched all the way, and set up camp in Liangshan Shuibo twenty miles outside that night, and Dong Ping called his henchmen and soldiers to go to Liangshan overnight to write a war book.

The soldiers patrolling the lake in Ruan Xiaoqi's water village received the battle letter and hurriedly sent it to Ruan Xiaoqi.

After a while, the drums sounded in the hall.

Chao Yong was already about to fall asleep, but he heard the sound of drums in the Justice Hall, and hurriedly went out of the house to wait for his father to come to the Justice Hall together.

The two came to the Juyi Hall, and the lights of the Juyi Hall had been lit by Ruan Xiaoqi.

"Brother, Dongping Mansion is a two-gun general Dong Ping's battle letter, they set up camp twenty miles north of Shuibo, and invited us to fight outside Mingrì Bo."

Chao Gai took the battle book and tore it open.

Generations of wealthy families in the Chao family have received a good private school education since childhood, and Chao Yong naturally recognizes these traditional characters. It was just some provocative words, and the soldiers and horses of Liangshan fought with him ten miles north of him.

Chao Gai held back his anger and read it, tore the letter to pieces, and said: "Dong Ping, when I became famous in Jingdong, he didn't know where to eat nǎi. It was so arrogant that the brothers of Ming followed me down the mountain and took this guy. ”

Chao Gai looked at the letters, and all the leaders had also arrived.

When Wu Yong heard this, he shook his head and said: "The King of Heaven is angry, don't fall for the officers and soldiers." There are not many people in the cottage when they practice, and they have not experienced any battle formations, so they are only afraid of heavy casualties. There is no shortage of money and food in the cottage now, so if we stick to the cottage. If the soldiers and horses of Dongpyeong Province dare to attack, they will definitely have no return like the soldiers and horses of Jeju. ”

Ruan Xiaoqi jumped to his feet and said: "The military advisor should not be ambitious to destroy his own prestige, now there are thousands of people in the cottage, and there are so many leaders, how can I be afraid of the officers and soldiers." ”

Liu Tang also said: "What Brother Seventh said is that Liu Tang is also willing to go down the mountain to fight, that is, he gave up his life, and also let the officers and soldiers know that the brothers in Liangshan are not easy to provoke." ”

Chao Yong thought for a while and said: "I also think that I should go to war, firstly, I can't weaken my Liangshan's momentum, and secondly, the cottage soldiers and horses have also practiced some rìzi, if I don't experience the battle array, I'm afraid that I will never be able to become a strong army." Later, if the imperial court sends a long-fought division to attack Liangshan, I am afraid that my cottage will be broken up after a confrontation. Moreover, the soldiers and horses of Dongping Mansion are only 2,000, which is just used for military training. ”

When Lin Chong heard this, he also echoed: "What Brother Yong'er said is that the soldiers and horses that have not experienced the battle formation are just silver-like wax spear heads, which are useless. When Tong Guan went to the northwest to take up his post, he brought 3,000 Tokyo forbidden troops as pro-army, and the armor and weapons used were not the best. Unexpectedly, after only one battle, he was defeated by the Western Xia army, and Tong Guan was almost captured alive by the Western Xia army, but fortunately, the Western army snatched him back. Later, Tong Guan transferred Jīng Rui soldiers from the Western Army to form the Jiesheng Army as his pro-army. ”

Wu Yong was opposed by everyone, and he didn't care, and said with a smile: "What the brothers said is that I owe it to me." ”

"Since this is the case, Ming Rì will go down the mountain to fight, and also raise the name of Liangshan. I asked the military division, Lin Chong, Liu Tang, Du Qian, and Song Wan to go down the mountain with me to fight, and the leader of the water village took the army in and out, and Gongsun Xiandi guarded the village. Since it was Xiao Qi who received the battle letter, you will send someone to Dongping Mansion to return to him, and the decisive battle will be fought in the Ming Dynasty. ”

As soon as Chao Gai's words fell, Ruan Xiaoqi shouted: "To answer the army, my two elder brothers are enough, and the younger brother please go to battle with the army." ”

Ruan Xiaowu also said: "The matter of receiving is handed over to his subordinates, and our brothers will also fight." ”

Wu Yong said with a smile: "Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi are not in a hurry, and it is also a credit to receive the army." If the officers and soldiers take the opportunity to attack the cottage, you must assist Gongsun Daochang to defend the village. If we all go to war, won't the cottage be empty? ”

Ruan Xiaoqi thought for a while and said: "What the military advisor said is reasonable, but next time I must be allowed to fight, and the guards will be replaced by other brothers, otherwise the leaders of my water village will become ferries." ”

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw what Ruan Xiaoqi said so interestingly.

As soon as the sky was bright, the sun hid under the eastern horizon, and shè emitted golden light, shining the eastern sky warmly.

Chao Yong, Chao Gai, and Wu Yong stood on the golden beach, watching Lin Chong, Liu Tang, Du Qian, and Song Wan each lead their men down the mountain and cross the water.

has not yet come out of the berth, and the judgment has been made, Liu Tang's personnel are all newcomers to the village, and the formation is the most chaotic, standing lazily on the golden beach, noisy in piles of three or five.

Lin Chong, Du Qian, and Song Wan's teams are mainly based on the original cottage people, but they are also two scenes.

Lin Chong's team was neat, standing there silently, giving people a sense of oppression.

Du Qian and Song Wan's team was only better than Liu Tang's, and they could barely see that they were standing in a phalanx, and although there was no group in the team, they were all whispering.

Although Chao Yong did not serve as a soldier in later generations, he also lined up a neat phalanx during military training, and no one dared to speak in the middle.

Looking at the chaotic team, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "Daddy, how can such a military formation be on the battlefield." Although the leaders of the cottage are all brave and martial, I am afraid that only Lin Jiaotou can cāo train soldiers and horses, and he will divide the soldiers and horses to the leaders cāo to practice, I am afraid that they will be so good and bad in the future, and it is not easy to command the battle array. It's better to put them together, let Lin Jiaotou be the head of the head of the sect, unify the cāo practice for two hours, and then bring back their respective cāo to practice. And this armor should also be unified, and now there are also some people who wear something, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a righteous army for heaven, but like a rabble. ”

"It turns out that the cottage people are mainly Liangshan minions, and we have just gone up the mountain, so it is not easy to make big changes. Recently, the cottage has recruited troops, and it turns out that Liangshan minions have become a minority, and it is time to vigorously rectify them. Brother Yong'er, this righteous army is well called, all dynasties have recruited righteous soldiers from the peasants, and most of our people are also farmers, and it is appropriate for the rebels to call me Liangshan. ”

Wu Yong is also a person who is familiar with military books, and knows that these soldiers and horses in front of him can fight a tailwind battle and defend the cottage, once they encounter a strong enemy, the reluctant phalanx is only afraid that it will collapse instantly. He also thought about rectifying the soldiers and horses, but he felt that the time had not come, so he kept delaying it.

Chao Gai nodded and said: "It is precisely because of the word "righteousness" that the brothers came together, and in the future, I Liangshan will be called the righteous army." The matter of military training, after this battle, we will discuss it carefully. ”

As he spoke, more than 100 large and small fishing boats appeared on the water.

After Chao Gai and others went up the mountain, Ruan's three heroes recruited many fishermen in the nearby fishing villages, many of whom brought boats into the village, and the cottage also built some large boats, so there were many boats of the size of the water village.

Under the restraint of their respective leaders, the Liangshan soldiers and horses finally did not have any incidents of grabbing the boat and falling into the water, and after a small chaos, the two thousand men and horses finally boarded the ship and sailed away from the golden beach.