The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 210 Two birds with one stone

When Zhao Tun arrived in front of the army, he saw that the officials of Haozhou on the other side had dismounted early, ran over with the magistrate of Haozhou and knelt on the ground.

Haozhou Zhizhou burst into tears: "The prince has worked hard all the way. The subordinates are looking forward to the arrival of the prince day and night. There is an army of the prince to hunt for thieves. It is just around the corner to destroy Wang Qing."

Seeing his appearance, Zhao Tun couldn't help but frown. Knowing the capitals along the way or bordering states, they are basically officials of the fourth rank and follow the fourth rank. If the local states and counties like Haozhou were not as vast as Jiangzhou , probably the fifth grade.

But the official position of the fifth rank is not small, especially in the local area. He is in charge of the military, government and people's livelihood of a state.

Such a status and position, but now kneeling on the ground and crying loudly, this is a bit too shameful.

Zhao Tun said with a cold face: "What's wrong with crying and crying, why don't you get up quickly!"

The magistrate of Haozhou was named Zhu Qiyi. He hurriedly got up from the ground when he heard the words, wiped his tears, and thought to himself, I have to cry, the second king. To abandon the city and flee.

Zhao Tang looked at him, then looked at the officials behind him, and said: "Huaixi is the only place where Haozhou is not lost. You have made merit. After Wang Qing is wiped out, this king will play for you at the meeting."

A group of Haozhou officials felt a little relieved and a little happy when they heard the words, but they also knew that it was not because they had meritorious service in defending the city, but because Wang Qing didn't fight here at all. , but there are many small mountains and small waters, it is not easy to march or deploy, and it is not as easy to fight as in other places, so it has been able to hold on until now.

After a few words, Zhao Tun ordered the army to station outside the city of Haozhou, and then led the generals into the city.

After settling down in Zhizhou Mansion, he began to send out scouts to spy on horses, and went to Luzhou and the nearby Shouzhou to spy.

Naturally, the army can't act rashly. Now Zhao Tuo didn't know the situation in Huaixi, only knew that Wang Qing became the king in Luzhou, appointed the concubine, minister, marshal and general, and recruited people everywhere. It seemed that he planned to use Huaixi as a base for management.

There was no military situation on Deng Xunwu's side either. After Deng Xunwu lost Luzhou, he retreated in Chuzhou in Huaidong, and there was no news.

As for Wang Qing's origin, Zhao Tun knows a little bit about it.

Originally from Tokyo, he was a deputy platoon soldier in Kaifeng Mansion.

His father listened to what Mr. Feng Shui said, and took a cemetery from relatives in the clan by accident, buried his parents, and then his wife gave birth to a son, Wang Qing.

It is said that Wang Qing had a vision when he was born. His father Menghu entered the house and squatted in the west of the hall. Suddenly, a lion and a beast sneaked in and took the tiger away, and his wife gave birth to Wang Qing.

Wang Qing grew up in trouble, and when he was sixteen or seventeen years old, he was a man of great stature and strength. He didn't go to study, and he was good at fighting.

Not long after this, the family property was wiped out, but relying on his own ability, he became a deputy platoon soldier in Kaifeng Mansion. He was arrogant and domineering. Big meat, sleeps in flowers and sleeps in willows. If he is in a little bit of distress, he will drink and beat people without asking reason, so everyone is afraid of him and likes him.

Later, Wang Qing hooked up with the daughter of Tong Guan's younger brother, Tong Jian, who was adopted by Tong Guan as a goddaughter and betrothed to Cai You's son. But Cai You's eldest son is a bit idiotic, so he will do it twice, which is also the reason why Wang Qing can hook up.

But there is no impenetrable wall for this kind of thing, one day Wang Qing was so drunk after eating outside, he showed his feet in front of his colleagues, bragged about it, and it spread to Tong Guan's ears, Tong Guan was furious, and again Thinking about how embarrassing it was, he secretly thought of finding an opportunity to punish him.

But at this time, Wang Qing boasted about gods and ghosts, and was reported to him, and the Kaifeng government accused him of crimes. It happened that Tong Guan knew about it, and he was about to be executed on the way to distribution.

But this person is supposed to accomplish great things, and he had a special encounter on the way to distribution. Not only did he escape Tong Guan's pursuit, but he also met many green forest heroes along the way, and married Duan Sanniang from the Duan family. Raised the banner of rebellion for the king, and went down the mountain not long after. The momentum was like a broken bamboo, and in less than a year, almost the entire Huaixi was taken down, and he called himself King Huai.

Zhao Tun summoned Liu Kai and others to discuss for a few days, but he didn't come up with a charter. He only said that it was a forceful attack, which was not in line with his original intention.

Siege is not so easy to attack. This is different from Wang Qing's attack on various cities at that time. At that time, there were not many soldiers in the city. What's more, Huaixi soldiers hadn't seen battle for a long time, and they either fled or surrendered.

Now that the thieves are occupying the city, they naturally have some preparations and arrangements. If they want to fight hard, even if they win, they will inevitably lose troops and lose generals.

In the blink of an eye, five or six days later, Zhao Tun still stood still, studying and drawing maps with everyone in the mansion every day, waiting for news.

On this day, the scouts sent to Luzhou City suddenly came back with a big list in their hands.

Zhao Tang took it and couldn't help squinting his eyes, then thought for a moment, passed the list down, and said: "Wang Qing wants to compete in Luzhou to attract people with high martial arts skills from all over the world. You will be appointed as an official and rewarded generously, and you will receive it for your own use."

Everyone was surprised when they heard the words, took a look at the list, and Liu Kai said: "It seems that although Wang Qing has enough soldiers, he lacks generals to manage the soldiers, but generals are difficult to recruit, and ordinary people naturally cannot convince the crowd. , that's why we have to put on a show to recruit people."

Zhe Ke looked at the big list and wondered, "Even if you have high martial arts skills, if you don't know about military affairs, it's useless?"

Yao Pingzhong shook his head and said: "You don't know this. This is the green forest people doing green forest affairs. Most of Wang Qing's subordinates are bandits and thieves, refugees and rogues. They are violent and violent. They follow the rules of the green forest and rivers and lakes. It is a compliment to call them soldiers. How can ordinary people discipline such a team? You have to be proficient in martial arts, and you can subdue them with fists, kicks, spears and sticks."

Zong Ze sat in the vice seat, thought for a while and said, "My lord, this Wang Qing is quite ambitious. Once the news of setting up the arena spreads all over the world, I'm afraid there will be many strong men from the stronghold who will come to vote with them. This is killing two birds with one stone." Wang Qing's subordinates may point out some scheming people."

Zhao Tong nodded: "One of his subordinates is called Li Zhu. It is rumored that this person is good at astronomy and geography, not to mention strategy, and he is unrivaled in swordsmanship. He is nicknamed Mr. Jinjian."

Liu Qi said: "My lord, since the scouts can get this big list, if you want to come to Wang Qing to fight in Luzhou, it will spread all over the world in a short time, causing the green forest to vibrate."

Zong Ze frowned and said, "So, now is not a good time to send troops."

Ouyang Bei wondered behind Zhao Tun: "Old man, wouldn't it be just right to destroy the ring by sending troops at this moment, and wipe out the opponent all at once?"

Zong Ze shook his head and said: "That's the truth, but our army can't destroy the dead and kill them easily, so we can't take this risk. When the world's green forests gather here, how many people will we get from every mountain and village? If we can't wipe them out in one fell swoop, then... ..."

Ouyang Bei said: "So how?"

Zong Ze said: "Then not only may it be backlashed and defeated, but the common people will also suffer as it gets closer to Luzhou!"

(End of this chapter)