Water Margin people

Chapter 716 Zongze's Plan

At Liangshanbo Wharf, Sun Lei and his army were going to Cangzhou by boat.

"Come out, hide and hide!"

Sun Lei knocked on the big boxes in front of him with a stick. There was movement inside the boxes just now. When he saw that the box was not sealed, he knew that someone was hiding inside.

"elder brother!"

Li Kui poked his head out of the box and laughed.

"Tie Niu, I said earlier that this trick will not work."

Bao Xu also got up from the alley and said.

"It's all your fault, if you hadn't kicked me just now, how could I have been discovered!"

Li Kui glared at Bao Xu and shouted.

Xiang Chong and Li Gun also got up from the boxes next to them.

"If you want to go, just say it, what are you doing hiding in the box, if this is nailed, you won't be able to get out!"

Sun Lei knocked on those boxes with a smile. Li Kui was the only one who came up with such a bad idea of ​​hiding in the boxes.

"Brother, I just want to go and see what the Liao country fan is capable of."

Li Kui said with a smile.

"You're such a lame excuse, let's go together!"

Sun Lei waved his hands.

The fleet set off and went north into the Yellow River, all the way to Cangzhou.

"elder brother!"

Gongsun Sheng, Tang Bin, Yang Zhi, Yuan Lang and others led an army to meet Sun Lei on the bank of the river.

"How is the front line?"

Sun Lei looked at Gongsun Sheng and asked.

"Brother, [-] troops from the Liao Kingdom have assembled near Wuqing County, ready to cross the Yellow River and invade Cangzhou."

Gongsun Sheng said.

"It seems that they regard us as soft persimmons."

Sun Lei rubbed his chin and said with a smile, the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom take the Baigou line as the border, west of the Yellow River and east of the Taihang Mountains, there are three strong cities: Bazhou, Xiongzhou, and Baodingfu. On the contrary, Cangzhou on the east side of the Yellow River is nothing The defense of the big city is relatively weak. Now that Liangshan has taken Cangzhou, the Liao Kingdom believes that the opportunity to go south has come.

"Soon they'll know they hit the iron plate!"

Yang Zhi said with a sinister smile, the ancestors of his Yang family fought countless battles with the Liao Kingdom, and even died at the hands of the Liao people, how can he not be excited now that he can avenge his ancestors, he can't wait to cross the Yellow River with a knife .

"Go, let's go to the front line first."

Sun Lei smiled, beckoned everyone to go ashore, and headed north.

Sun Lei is not going to expose the warship.

"Boss Sun!"

When Zong Ze and Zhang Shuye saw Sun Lei coming, they cupped their hands.

"You two, we've made arrangements. This time, I'm not going to let any Liao soldier go."

Sun Lei looked at Zongze and Zhang Shuye and asked, with these two people and more than 1 Liangshan troops, [-] Liao people are not enough.

The so-called eradicating evil and doing everything must be done. Sun Lei wants to wipe out the Liao army this time.

"Leader Sun, it has been arranged. There are five garrison camps along the river in Cangzhou, namely Nigu Village, Shuanggang Village, Sannv Village, Xiaonanhe Village, and Duliu East Village. Among them, Shuanggang Village and Sannv Village is in the middle and controls the port of crossing the river. Xiaonanhe Village and Nigu Village, one is at the bend of the Yellow River, and the other is at the mouth of the sea, so they face each other from east to west."

"In this battle, small groups of soldiers and horses can be arranged in Shuanggang Village and Sannv Village, and elite soldiers and horses can be stationed in Nigu Village, Xiaonanhe Village, and Duliu East Village. Resist, then retreat southward quickly, luring the enemy deep, until it stops by the Duliujia River, turn around and surround the enemy."

Zong Ze pointed to the sand table in front of him and said.

These frontier camps were Song's fortresses against the Liao Kingdom. The Khitan people were content with the status quo and were greedy for pleasure.

"Yes, this cage is not too big or too small, just enough to hold [-] Liao people."

Sun Lei smiled and said.

"But I have some additional requirements."

Sun Lei looked at Zong Ze and Zhang Shuye again.

"Of course I want to kill all the people from the Liao Kingdom, but those horses should be kept as much as possible. There is a shortage of these things."

Sun Lei saw that the two made a request. With the current combat power of the Liangshan army, it would not be a problem to kill the Liao people who had entered the trap, but the battle needed to be more refined, so that the results of the battle could be infinitely magnified.

"War horse!"

Zong Ze frowned for a while. The Liao Kingdom had gathered [-] cavalry and [-] servants this time.The pocket array has been set up, and it is not difficult to kill these people, but it is a bit difficult to wipe out the enemy without the horses dying. He originally planned to use traps, tripping ropes, bows, artillery, etc. to deal with the cavalry, but these Things must kill a large number of war horses.

"Mr. Zong, can you think of a way, it's not easy to be in charge, you understand."

Sun Lei looked at Zong Ze and said with a smile, Liang Shan Bo's family has a great business, but the demand and expenses that come with it are also great, which makes him have no choice but to think of ways to increase revenue.

"There is a way, but it is a bit difficult to wipe out the enemy."

Zong Ze pondered for a long time before opening his mouth.

"The terrain from the Yellow River to the Duliujian River is flat. It is too difficult to destroy the cavalry without harming the horses. Even if there is a way, great casualties will be incurred. The only way is to let the enemy cross the river again and withdraw to the north of the Yellow River. While the Liao people are crossing the river, the army will attack on the water!"

Zong Ze looked at Sun Lei and said, he knew that with Sun Lei's personality, he would not accept too many casualties from his subordinates, so it would be difficult to annihilate the enemy and obtain war horses. The Khitan people are also a nation on horseback. Even death will not leave the horse, except when crossing the river by boat.

"Mr. Zong, do you know that I brought a new type of warship!"

Sun Lei smiled and looked at Zong Ze. This old man was really skilled, and he immediately had a solution to his request.

What Sun Lei brought this time was a new type of warship from Liangshanbo. After improvements by Meng Kang and Ye Chun, the wooden building on the ship was discarded.

Zong Ze shook his head. He only knew that Sun Lei and his party were docking at Duliu Dongzhai by boat, but he didn't know how many people and soldiers Sun Lei brought with him.

"Then according to what Mr. Zong said, Zhang Qing led 500 people to garrison Sannv Village, and Hua Rong led 500 people to garrison Shuanggang Village."

"Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen, and Yang Zhi led two thousand troops to garrison Nigu Village."

"Wang Jin, Tang Bin, Hao Siwen, and Shi Jin led 2000 people to garrison Xiaonan Hezhai."

"Yuan Lang, Ma Xie, Ma Jin, Teng Jian, and Teng Kan led two thousand troops to guard Duliu East Village."

"Sun An, Pang Wanchun, Qin Ming, and Huang Xin led two thousand troops to meet Zhang Qing and Hua Rong near the Duliujia River."

"Xiao Wu, Wang Dingliu, you are always ready with the water army. Once the Liao people turn around and cross the river, it's up to you. Those people can throw them into the river to feed the bastard, but the horses can't."

Sun Lei looked at the crowd and said.

"Yes, brother!"

Everyone clasped their fists excitedly and said in unison.

"Go get ready!"

Sun Lei smiled and said.

"Brother, what about us?"

Li Kui looked at Sun Lei eagerly, but they didn't have their names just now.

"Brother, I don't have anyone around me, so I'll leave you to listen to me."

Sun Lei smiled and said, these words made Li Kui and the others excited, and they never mentioned the idea of ​​charging forward again.

"Mr. Xiao, what do you think of this arrangement?"

Sun Lei looked at Xiao Jiasui and asked.

"Mr. Zong is really capable, but the combat strength of the Liao army is not yet clear. Before the battle, I am afraid that we have to cross the river to test it out?"

Xiao Jiasui looked at Zong Ze and smiled.

Zong Ze's expression changed, which he didn't even consider.

(End of this chapter)