Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 547 New Year

In the fifth year of Tianqing, at the end of the twelfth lunar month, Lu Bu, the leader of the rebel army who called himself General Hussar, attacked and destroyed more than 30,000 people led by Xiao Cuiwei, the deputy commander of the imperial army marching to the east, near Yaozhou. The latter was defeated by Lu Bu after the defeat. The formation was cut down among the defeated troops. Thirty thousand people died in battle, and nearly 10,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of civilians were captured.

Subsequently, the rebels took advantage of the emptiness of Haizhou to besiege Linming County, the prefecture's capital, and repeatedly tried to persuade them to surrender. However, they were refused. The four people responsible for the siege, Gui Jian, Bian Xiang, Du Bo, and Xiao Haili, were angry because the army did not lead the siege. In order to obtain equipment, we had to first surround the city with soldiers and horses, and at the same time urge the rear to mobilize equipment.

At the end of the twelfth lunar month, Emperor Yelu Yanxi of the Liao Kingdom left the battlefield, resulting in the defeat of one hundred thousand troops by the Jin Kingdom. The dead stretched hundreds of miles, and the news that countless gold, silver, property, pigs, sheep, cattle and horses were lost spread like wildfire. Haizhou determined that two At the same time when they received the news, they also saw Xiao Cuiwei's killing in the military camp outside the city. The soldiers were immediately depressed and had no choice but to surrender. Later, the rebels in the coastal area, led by Ning, Fu, and Su, also surrendered.

At this point, the line from Haizhou in the north, Tieshan in the south, and Zhenhaifu in the east was all owned by Lu Bu. The sea area to the west was full of loach boats to prevent the Liao navy from sneak attack by sea, but in the end not a single sampan was seen. The board is coming.

On Bingchen, the twelfth lunar month of the sixth year of Tianqing, a large number of warships appeared at the mouth of the Liao River in Yaozhou. Soldiers with joyful faces set foot on the ground and met with the rebel brigade in Linming County.

At the school ground, more than 30,000 soldiers and horses were practicing in the school ground, and they successively captured several military states. Lu Bu was not polite, and directly mobilized the generals and horses, and assembled a cavalry of 5,000 people to gallop outside the city.

In front of the crenellations of the city wall, Lu Bu looked at the cavalry with rising smoke and dust below with a rather excited expression. The roar of iron hoofs was like the most beautiful music in the world. This moment sounded so wonderful to him.

"The emperor of the Liao Kingdom failed in his personal expedition. I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble in the future. Li Zhu, do you think we can capture Liaoyang Mansion directly if we attack it at this time? Will our troops march into Liaodong faster?" ?”

Patting the bluestone wall with one hand and pressing the hilt of the ring-headed sword with the other, Lu Bu spoke with a somewhat relaxed tone. Ever since he decided to march into Liaodong, he had been carrying the heaviest burden. Now he felt a little relaxed. , it’s not that he has detailed plans and unparalleled confidence in the future, but that the Liao Emperor’s actions have disappointed the government and the public. Recently, more and more people are willing to surrender to the army, and even many officials are willing to surrender. This greatly relieved him, who was short-handed.

From the back and side, Li Zhu was carrying a golden sword with a smile on his face. He twirled his beard when he heard the words: "General, we have been fighting continuously this month. Our military morale is exhausted. We have surrendered a lot of Liao troops. Their hearts are filled with confusion." Don’t still have the old dynasty, stay for a while and train with the army, it might be a lot better.”

He took a peek at the figure wearing a scarlet cloak in front of him: "If we reward the meritorious soldiers at this time and distribute the houses and money, it may be more effective."

Lu Bu turned to look at him, stretched out his hand to touch his chin, and nodded: "What you said makes some sense. Before, the army kept attacking and attacking the city, without even a chance to breathe. Even if the Military and Political Secretary was asked to reward him according to his merits, it was only too much. He was given property but no fields or houses, so it’s time for him to wait and see.”

Li Assistant smiled and cupped his hands: "The general is wise."

Lu Bu smiled and turned around, his cloak rustling in the wind. Li Zhu knew that he still had something to say, so he followed step by step. Behind him, Yu Cheng followed with a phoenix-headed axe, listening to what the two of them were saying, They were discussing how to govern the occupied military state, but nothing had been decided yet. A figure in Taoist robes came over from a distance, holding a letter from Liaoyang Mansion in his hand.

"Brother Qiao Lie is here, but what happened?" Lu Bu raised his eyebrows and looked at the Taoist opposite who handed him the information. He reached out to take it, opened the letter, walked to a sheltered place and read line by line, his brows gradually furrowed.

Next to him, Assistant Li glanced at Qiao Lie. The man nodded at him and said, "General, Gao Yongchang of Liaoyang Prefecture really has ulterior motives. He has already spent tens of thousands of silver coins on Brother Liu Yun's side, and even Liang Liang." Ma and Shenbing have made it clear that they will use the power in the hands of Liu Yun brothers, and have told Liu Yun that they will restore the Bohai Kingdom. "

"Liu Yun must have agreed to be his assistant." Li Zhu looked at Qiao Lie thoughtfully.

The Taoist nodded: "It doesn't matter if you don't agree. The guy has prepared swords and axes, waiting for him to refuse and we will fight out together." "We can't get on the stage..." Lu Bu stretched out his hand and handed the letter to Li Zhu, walking down with a look on his face. The smile was a bit weird: "This person is a senior general in the army, and he has soldiers and horses under his command. He just attacks directly. Seriously..." He shook his head: "That's all, I can't say that this person has his own ideas. He sent an order to Liu Yun. , Cao Zheng, please be more careful. The army is being prepared and will be heading north soon. Don't cause any trouble at this time. "

"As ordered."

For the time being, we cannot deal with the affairs of Liaoyang Mansion immediately, so we can only let the people there be careful. However, the issue of military merit awards has been brought to the table. Several commanders of the horse, infantry, and naval forces, such as Xi Sheng, Bian Xiang, and Du Kuo, have been promoted. The doctor is a noble, and there are not too many wars at this time, otherwise a few people may be promoted higher. The generals below also have their own rewards, and even many soldiers have received the title of Shangzao, and they suddenly have large fields and houses. , which made the people who saw it very jealous, and they immediately became more eager to fight. Even those in the army who were still waiting to watch this matter also became hot.

"I didn't expect this group of Liangshan thieves to come for real..."

"I looked at it. Wang De, who also came out of our Western Army, now has a hairpin title, three hectares of land and three houses. It's amazingly big."

In whispers, several people looked at the scornful young man: "Captain Han, are we also..."

"Look what Sajia is doing!" Captain Han stood up, his eyes lit up: "The battle is not over yet, next time..." He looked around at the men following him and bared his teeth: "Sajia will take you to get it. Great work.”

"Roar--"

The cheers were thunderous and the sound shook the roof beams.

……

Liaoyang Mansion.

Gao Yongchang, who looked heroic, was walking in the garden with his hands behind his back. When he heard his confidants talking about the changes in the south, he stopped for a moment and spat on the ground: "The thieves are short-sighted. If they give the land to the people below now, will they be afraid of losing their tail in the future?" Huh, return the military merit...I'm afraid it's the military merit system that will cause trouble in the future."

He took a breath and looked at the person behind him with a hint of eagerness in his eyes: "How is our Lord doing now?"

"Master, there were many people who opposed the Holy Lord after he returned to the court, but they were temporarily suppressed. I contacted a few noble people, and they supported the restoration of the country. In addition, I hope that the head of the family can send troops to help them expel the Holy Lord."

"Haha——" Gao Yongchang curled up the corner of his mouth, then laughed loudly, without saying anything, and walked into the room without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)