The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 422
But it is said that Liu Menglong and others led the water army and drove hundreds of warships to the depths of Liangshanpo.At the beginning, it was fine, but as the boat went deeper, I saw reeds and reeds everywhere on the vast and swaying water, and the waterways were densely covered.

Seeing these scenes, not to mention ordinary soldiers, even Liu Menglong felt a little nervous, regretting that they should not boast in front of Gao Qiu, and then acted so recklessly.But until now, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to command the army to move forward.

As they were walking, they suddenly heard the sound of a distant cannon, and then countless small boats poured out from the reeds in all directions.

But seeing a small boat sailing very fast, in the blink of an eye, the fleet was cut into two sections from the middle, making it impossible for the front and back to respond.

Liu Menglong and other six generals stood at the bow of the ship, commanding their men to resist hoarsely, but how could they prevent the army from being defeated like a mountain.Not long after, many soldiers began to jump ship and flee.

In such a situation, seeing that the defeat was already decided, Liu Menglong and Xiang Yuanzhen, relying on their proficiency in water skills, took off their armor first, jumped into the water, abandoned the army and left.

But in this way, the four generals Dang Shiying, Dang Shixiong, Jing Zhong, and Li Congji suffered, making them the targets of Liangshan's army, and everyone wanted to arrest some of them for meritorious service.

The four led their troops to fight for a while, but they had no choice but to flee, but they were surrounded tightly, and finally the three heroes of the Ruan family and Zhang Shun were captured alive.

Besides, Gao Qiu on the shore, after the navy entered the water, he waited happily for the good news.Who wants to wait and wait until no scouts come back to report the news, but instead hear the sound of cannons and fighting from the depths of the water.

No matter how stupid Gao Qiu was, he still faintly sensed that something was wrong, and wanted to withdraw his troops, but he was unwilling to give up the tens of thousands of troops. After all, he held a glimmer of hope in his heart, hoping that the officers and soldiers would kill the culprits.

But this expectation was quickly dashed, because without much effort, some defeated soldiers fled back by paddling.After learning what happened from these people, Gao Qi's eyes were darkened, and he almost passed out on the spot, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

Just at this time, bursts of trumpet guns sounded from the direction of the rear army, and then smoke and dust were seen in the distance, followed by the thunderous sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground.

Seeing that the sailors had been defeated, Gao Qiu was afraid that the infantry would be encircled, so he didn't dare to fight any more, so he had to cheer up and hurriedly gathered all the generals to fight their way out, and fled to Jeju Prefecture.

After returning to Jeju City, Gao Qi, who was still in shock, took a deep breath before remembering to order people to rectify the troops.When he found out, the [-] troops who came here now only have more than [-] people left.Not only that, but with the addition of Yang Wen who was beheaded by Shi Wengong earlier, a total of five generals were killed.

These news almost made Gao Lian so excited that he wanted to vomit three liters of blood.But he has always been a person who treats himself more leniently and is stricter than others. After suffering such a big loss, how can he swallow this breath.

Gao Qiu couldn't deal with the Liangshan heroes, so Liu Menglong and Xiang Yuanzhen, who had escaped after all the hard work, naturally became his punching bag.He was sent to prison on the spot on the grounds of ineffectiveness in combat, and was prepared to use these two people as scapegoats as a last resort.

Although Liu Menglong and the others could be blamed for the crime, Gao Qiu also knew in his heart that Zhao's official family had placed great hopes in sending troops this time.

All of a sudden, the more Gao Qiu thought about it, the more afraid he became, and he didn't dare to go back to Beijing, so he had to drink in Jeju City every day to relieve his worries.However, Liangshan's army did not stop, and every three to five days, they came to the city of Jeju to show off their might and challenge. Gao Qiu was often shocked three times a day, and his body lost weight at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After half a month, Gao Qiu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he received Cai Jing's reply letter.It turned out that Cai Jing gave him an idea in the letter, asking Gao Qiu to write a memorial to the Zhao official's family, falsely claiming that the weather was hot and the soldiers broke out, and he had the right to stop the battle and retreat.

Gao Qiu followed his plan and wrote a memorial to Tokyo on the same day.With Cai Jing covering him up and down in the court, the Zhao officials did not blame him, not only agreed to withdraw the troops, but even sent an imperial doctor to care about Gao Qiu's physical condition, making people wonder what to say.

In fact, Gao Lian should feel lucky, this time he should have been completely annihilated.If it weren't for Liangshan's lack of soldiers, and Xu Guanzhong didn't want to irritate the court too much, he wouldn't have escaped so easily.

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The words are divided into two parts, one for each table.

When Mu Xu received the specific battle report from Xu Guanzhong, it was already a month later.

During this period of time, Mu Xu certainly wouldn't just sit idle. After reaching an alliance with Tian Hu, the worries from the two directions from the southwest were relieved.He immediately ordered Guan Sheng to send troops from Taipingyi to occupy Weisheng Junzhou, and he himself led the main force to attack Liaozhou.

The reason why he was so eager was because Mu Xu considered that the former Fan Weisheng Army and Ping Army had already been wiped out when they suppressed Tian Hu's rebellion.

That is to say, Weisheng and Pingding prefectures don't have many guards at present, so of course Mu Xu can't let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

With Guan Shengshuai as a partial teacher, it is easy to capture Weisheng.And as long as Mu Xu is here, he can capture Liaozhou in a short time, and Pingding, which is located north of Liaozhou, can also take advantage of the trend.At that time, you can surround Taiyuan Mansion from the southeast and take it before Tian Hu.

In order to achieve this strategic goal, for the past two months, Mu Xu has lived and ate in the barracks without taking off his clothes.

Fortunately, Huangtian paid off. Just the day before Mu Xu received the Liangshan battle report, he had led troops to capture Lingshi, Jiexiu, Pingyao, Qixian, Taigu, Yuci, and Heshun, Heshun, and Yuci. Lin Chong and Hua Rong from Xiyang and other places joined forces at the city of Shouyang.

Seeing the sharp front of the Liangshan army, the magistrate of Shouyang was quite self-aware. Before Mu Xu ordered the attack, he abandoned the city one step earlier, leaving only an undefended city.

Faced with such a great gift that came to his door, how could Mu Xu not accept it with a smile?He immediately commanded the army to enter the city, and then ordered the whole army to rest for three days.

The next day, in the study of the official residence of the prefect of Shouyang.Mu Xu leaned on a soft couch, holding the battle report sent by Xu Guanzhong in his hand, watching lazily, frowning slightly from time to time.

Qiong Ying, who came in with a bowl of chicken soup, saw Mu Xu like this, and couldn't help asking curiously, "Why are the officials so worried? Is it because of the Weisheng war?"

Mu Xu shook his head and replied, "No, I have received the news from Guan Sheng a few days ago that Weisheng Prefecture has already been taken, and I am worried about Liangshan."

Qiongying had never been to Liangshan, but she also knew what it meant to Mu Xu, so she hurriedly asked, "But something big happened there?"

Mu Xu didn't answer, and passed the general newspaper to Qiongying, motioning her to watch it by herself.

Qiongying read it several times, and after confirming that there was no problem, she felt more and more confused and said,

"It is said here that with less than [-] horses, the [-] imperial army was defeated, and no less than [-] were captured as prisoners. Why are the officials still frowning?"

Mu Xu explained in his mouth, "I originally planned to send some Liangshan troops to Hedong after occupying Liaozhou to prepare for the next attack on Taiyuan Mansion. But I am afraid that the imperial court will not give up easily after this big defeat. Come on, this matter can only be postponed.”

Hearing this, Qiongying smiled and comforted her, "If the officials are worried that Tian Hu will take Taiyuan first, then there is no need for it. In my concubine's opinion, he will have to work hard to take Fenzhou." force."

"how do I say this?"

Qiongying said, "The concubine's father and daughter have followed Tian Hu for a long time, so they couldn't be more clear about his background. He seems to have nearly a hundred thousand troops, but in fact the number of people who are really capable of fighting is only [-] when he started. many people.

But the officials must not forget that Tian Hu has occupied Jiangzhou, Zezhou, and Jinzhou, and is still attacking Cizhou. When he captures here again, it will be the land of the four states.These sites must be garrisoned by troops, right?Before the newly reorganized army has formed combat power, how can Tian Hu have the spare power to expand abroad? "

(End of this chapter)