Chapter 350: Failure to Suppress Bandits
Under the advocacy of Gao Yu, the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty set a plan to suppress bandits with great ambition, and personally appointed the master Dao, Zhang Shuye, Song Jiang and Tong Guan as the marshals of the four routes of soldiers and horses, and each led 50,000 elite soldiers to strangle the bandits.
Among them, as the head of the three masters of the Northern Song Dynasty, he was naturally entrusted with an important task, and he was sent to strangle Fang La as the generalissimo of soldiers and horses. The target of Zhang Shuye's attack was Liangshan.
Even Song Jiang, who had just been in Zhao'an, was sent to attack Wang Qing, while Tong Guan was on his way to exterminate Shihu in Hebei.
The four-way army played against the four big gangs, and the two sides were in the ring, and the battle was above board.
Who will emerge victorious in this protracted battle?
The ending of this major event can be called the hottest topic in the Great Song Dynasty.
But unexpectedly, less than half a month after the imperial army's army was launched, the news of Shen Ye's defeat of Tong Guan came. Under the propaganda of well-intentioned people, Shen Ye has almost become the embodiment of justice, synonymous with power, and various versions of legends are endless, and for a time Shen Ye has become the most famous and strong.
Later, Shen Ye ran thousands of miles overnight, and finally defeated Zhang Shuye, and the news of turning the tide spread quickly, and under the spread of people with hearts, it quickly spread all over the country.
That Zhang Shuye is a well-known powerhouse in the Great Song Dynasty, and even the tenth master in the Great Song Dynasty, this Shen Ye can defeat Zhang Shuye, which naturally proves his strength.
Shen Ye stood directly on the cusp.
The news soon reached the ears of the cultivator, and a shocked voice faintly came from the vast camp of the three armies.
"Say it again!"
Seed Master Dao's eyes widened, and he said with a shocked face.
In the camp, a scout knelt respectfully in front of him, and when he heard the question of the planter, he did not dare to hide it, so he had to answer again.
The Seed Master Dao was stunned for a moment, and he directly lined up on the table in front of him with one palm, and the good table was directly slapped in half by the Seed Master Dao.
"What the hell is Uncle Zhang doing to eat, how can he be defeated by a junior who has just stepped into the True Immortal Triple!"
The Planter roared heavily, trying his best to show his dissatisfaction.
The scout had never seen the Seed Master Dao so angry, so he had to kneel on the ground respectfully, quietly listening to the roar of the Seed Master Dao. After a while, this kind of teacher restrained his temper a little, and asked impatiently.
"What about the secret guard, is there any news about him, didn't he go to deal with that Shen Ye? Why did Shen Ye rush to Liangshan unharmed in the end!"
The scout clenched his fists, his words full of fear.
"General Qiyu, Lord Secret Guard has not been heard from since he left the army!"
The planter Dao was slightly frightened, he sat on the chair, and the whole person's face looked cloudy. After a long time, the teacher waved his hand at the scout.
"You go down first, let me be quiet!"
This scout was originally very scared in his heart, but when he heard the seed master Dao say this, he hurriedly clasped his hands into fists and left the camp without looking back, leaving only the seed master Dao alone.
At this time, the planter Dao sat on the chair, his face was full of thought, but his face became more and more ugly.
"Pass the order, the three armies will be pulled out, and the squad will return to the court!"
After a long time, the planter got up and spoke very unwillingly.
In this way, the army of the Seed Master Dao quietly withdrew at the critical moment when the battle with Fang La was in full swing. By the time Fang La realized that it was just that the army of the Planter Dao had already gone to the empty building.
Fang La was still a little puzzled at first, and specially sent scouts, and after surveying the location within a radius of a hundred miles, he was sure that the Seed Master Dao had really retreated. At that moment, Manichaeism also heard the enthusiastic cheers.
The Fourth Route Army was defeated, and the whole plan to suppress bandits became an empty word, and the master was afraid that Manichaeism and Liangshan would send troops to increase the number of troops when the army would be attacked by the enemy, and the situation would be more critical at that time, but he issued an order to withdraw the army.
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In Huaixi, among the commanders of the three armies, all the leaders gathered together, they drank a lot of wine, ate a large piece of meat, and their faces were full of enthusiasm.
These people are none other than Song Jiang and others who accepted the imperial court's recruitment.
"Congratulations brother, brother Hexi, this time we attacked Wang Qing so smoothly, I think it won't take long to completely wipe out Wang Qing, and then it will be a battle achievement!"
Xiao Li Guanghuarong held the wine glass and toasted towards Song Jiang.
Although Song Jiang pretended to be calm, he still couldn't hide the joy in his heart, and he said happily: "This is all the result of our brother's profit and gold. I'll give you a drink!"
Many leaders raised their glasses and drank at the same time, and the scene was not lively.
Li Kui sat opposite Hua Rong, he was very happy to eat a chicken butt in one hand. His mouth was full of fat, and he muttered while chewing: "Brother, don't worry, with Li Kui here, as long as my brother wants it, even Wang Qing's head can be taken for you!"
Wu Yong was dressed in white, and the feather fan in his hand flickered from time to time, giving people a feeling of fairy wind and bones, but today he was also very happy.
"Now that we are attacking Wang Qing, we have a very good momentum, and I think it won't take three days to completely kill this Wang Qing. I have already inquired, among the four road armies, the cultivation master Dao and Fang La occupy a heavy position, and it is still a stalemate. Uncle Zhang's cultivation was profound, but Chao Gai desperately resisted with the help of Liangshan's mountain protection array, but only the stone tiger in Hebei was destroyed by Shen Ye. Looking at the four-way army, only our side is as morale as rainbow. When my brother kills Wang Qing, let's lead the army to increase them, and when the time comes, brother, you will be the number one hero in this plan to suppress bandits!"
"Maybe you can even be crowned the king and worship the prime minister!"
"Yes, yes, my brother can't forget everyone when the time comes!"
“......”
Song Jiang listened to the praise of the brothers, but he couldn't help but feel proud. A smile appeared on his face, and he said with a smile on his face.
"Rest assured, our brothers are blessed and share hardships!"
"Here, cheers!"
Just as the leaders were drinking and drinking, a small soldier from outside the camp hurried in.
"Report, Marshal Qiyu, I have come to send an emergency military situation on the order of the general of the Seed Division!"
Many of the chiefs drank and drunk, and where did they still have the strength to pay attention to him. For a moment, the little soldier stood in place, not knowing what to do, and his face was full of embarrassment.
When Wu Yong saw this scene, he beckoned lightly and motioned for the little soldier to come over.
The little soldier took out a letter from his arms and respectfully handed it to Wu Yong's hand, Wu waved his hand to signal the little soldier to retire, he couldn't help but burp, put the feather fan in his hand on the wine table, and read the military information carefully.
At first, Wu Yong was still full of smiles, but after reading and reading, he felt that the whole person's face was getting more and more ugly, and in the end it was full of gloom.
Wu Yong's face was full of heaviness, and he said respectfully to Song Jiang, who was drinking.
"Brother Song Jiang, I'm afraid it's a little difficult this time!"
Song Jiang looked at Wu Yong, who was a little dignified, and seemed to realize that something was wrong at this time, he put down the wine glass, looked at Wu Yong and asked seriously.
"Wu Yong, what's wrong, do you have something to say?"
Wu smiled bitterly, he didn't open his mouth and directly handed the military letter in his hand to Song Jiang.
With a hint of doubt on Song Jiang's face, he took the military letter in Wu Yong's hand and read it immediately. But it didn't take long for Song Jiang to become furious.
Seeing that Song Jiang's reaction was a little abnormal, the leaders around him who were drinking and eating meat also realized that Song Jiang was wrong, they hurriedly put down their wine glasses and asked with concern.
"Brother Song Jiang, is something happening?"
Wu Song was a second person, and seeing Song Jiang like this, he was the first to ask.
As soon as Li Kui heard Wu Song's words, he stood up directly from his seat, lifted the pair of axes in his hand, and said scoldingly: "Brother, whoever provokes us, let me help you cut off his head!"
Hua Rong saw that the faces of many leaders were full of unkindness, and he immediately opened his mouth to maintain order.
"Don't worry, let's listen to what Brother Song Jiang has to say first!"
After a while, Song Jiang spoke: "General Seed Master Dao ordered a retreat, the three armies pulled out the camp, and the squad returned to the court. ”
"What about the bandits?"
"The Great Plan to Suppress Bandits...... Declared a failure!"
Song Jiang's face was full of loss, obviously this blow was really not small for him.
As soon as Song Jiang's words were finished, the leaders in the handsome tent quarreled, and most of them were full of excitement, scolding and scolding. One by one, they are clamoring to take down the brains of that kind of teacher.
"Brothers, be quiet and listen to me!"
Wu saw that the situation was not right, and immediately spoke.
When everyone heard Wu Yong speak, they closed their mouths. This strategist is still more respectful in the eyes of your brothers.
"This time it's not the fault of the Great General of the Seed Master, if you want to blame it, you can only blame Zhang Song (Shen Ye)!"
Everyone was confused all at once.
Wu Yong took a deep breath and said.
"This Zhang Song (Shen Ye) became the leader of the Ancient Demon Sect not long ago, and led the disciples of the Ancient Demon Sect to defeat Tong Guan, giving the coalition a painful blow. Recently, there was news that Zhang Song (Shen Ye) defeated Zhang Shuye, the tenth master of the Great Song Dynasty. At this point, the four-way army has broken two, and the general of the seed master Dao is powerless to return to the sky. The whole plan had to be declared a failure!"
Dai Zong asked out loud: "This Zhang Song (Shen Ye) is Lin Chong's younger brother?"
Wu Yong smiled bitterly and nodded: "It's him!"
Song Jiang drank all the wine on the table, with a hint of regret in his voice: "I already knew that this Zhang Song (Shen Ye) was a trouble, but I didn't expect him to be able to reach this point, it was regret not at the beginning!"
"Brother, what should we do now?"
Hua Rong asked out loud with a hint of loss on his face.
Song Jiang shook his head and said helplessly: "What else can I do, now that the situation has been completed, no one can return to the sky." ”
"Pass the order, let's withdraw our troops too!"
Seed Master Dao and Song Jiang each returned to Bianliang, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, with 40,000 elite soldiers.
At this point, the imperial court's mighty plan to suppress bandits has really failed!