Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 554 Temptation
After a long delay, more than half an hour had passed by the time Huang Tongpan had assembled his troops. By the time Huang Tongpan had caught up with Liu Dutou in front of him, Wu Yong and the others had already run out of Puzhou and entered the territory of Yuncheng, Liangshan Prefecture.

When Huang Tongpan saw that the six men were all panting and about to collapse at any time, he could not help but said to the three leading soldiers who came with him: "Whoever can get the head of the Taoist priest in front, I will guarantee him a position as a militia commander."

Jiang Dutou hesitated and said, "Master Tongpan, didn't the master forbid us to enter Liangshan?"

Another captain, who was a member of Huang Tongpan's clan, shouted, "There are only six Taoist priests on the opposite side. We can defeat them with a single charge. It's a quick battle, and who knows."

After saying this, without waiting for the other two to say anything, he led his subordinates and rushed forward.

When Jiang Dutou and Wang Dutou saw this, they did not dare to hesitate and led their troops to rush forward.

After all, a position of a militia commander is not easy to get. Now that there is an opportunity, how can I let it go.

Huang Tongpan also hated Fan Rui deeply, and rushed over closely behind him.

Fan Rui was seen muttering to himself and shouting, "Fast!" Then a strong wind blew up, sand and rocks flew everywhere, the sky was dark, and the sun and moon lost their light.

Huang Tongpan shouted, "Don't worry about him, just rush over and crush him to pieces."

More than 300 people in the formation were stumbling and crying out in pain. After hearing Huang Tongpan's shout, they gritted their teeth and rode their horses forward. Fan Rui opened the gourd on his back and released bumblebees and red scorpions. He then reached out and took out paper men and paper horses and threw them into the formation.

In an instant, the soldiers screamed in agony.

The three captains, after all, had some martial arts skills, and seeing that the conflict could not get out of the fog, they brandished their weapons and bravely attacked the heavenly soldiers and generals who had revealed their figures.

At that moment, he managed to kill several heavenly soldiers and generals, but they turned out to be paper men and paper horses. When everyone saw this, they shouted and gathered the soldiers.

After a series of fights, they finally killed through the fog. Of the more than 300 people, only more than 200 rushed out, all in a mess. Looking at Fan Rui and the other six from a distance, pointing at the crowd and laughing, Huang Tongpan, whose left face was swollen, pointed at the six people with gritted teeth.

When Huang Dutou and his two companions saw this, they shouted loudly and rushed over on their horses.

At this moment, Sun An, the Dragon Slayer, and Lin Chong, the Leopard Head, who were behind the troops, saw the fighting and rushed over.

Huang Tongpan was also confused. He clearly saw the cavalry charging towards him, but he thought it was just an illusion by Fan Rui and urged everyone to move forward.

[Dragon Slayer] Sun An and [Leopard Head] Lin Chong were in the lead, followed by [Invincible General] Han Tao and [Moyun Golden Wings] Ou Peng. These four heroes took the lead and had already beheaded the three captains.

In just a moment, more than 300 people, including those trapped and killed by Fan Rui in the fog, were either killed or surrendered, and not a single one escaped. Huang Tongpan even fell off his horse and was trampled to death.

When Wu Yong saw them, he asked Sun An and Lin Chong, "Why are you here?"

Lin Chong then told Wu Yong about how Ruan Xiaoqi of Shijie Village asked him to take charge of the fishermen in Shijie Village after Wu Yong left. In order to prevent troubles in Jizhou and Puzhou, they deployed troops on the border.

Wu Yong was delighted when he heard this and said, "The Puzhou Tongpan rushed into Liangshan Prefecture for no reason and committed a crime. He must be a traitor. I will order you all to get ready and divide your troops into three groups to attack the three counties of Puzhou. This way, we can also support Ruan Xiaoqi and Shi Wengong at the Guangji Army."

Sun An said, "Military Advisor, when we came here, we had received the military order from you. If there is any emergency, we can go straight to Puzhou."

Wu Yong smiled and said, "God grants us our wishes. Brother Fan Rui can be our guide. I will take Zhang Chi and Ba Zeng back to Liangshan and report back to you, sir."

Wu Yong and his companions had already found out about the three county towns. Except for Juancheng, there were not many soldiers in Linpu and Lei Ze. Apart from the cavalry and archers in the two county governments, there was only one battalion of less than 500 soldiers stationed there.

Linpu was the farthest, but close to Xingren Prefecture, so Sun An and Ou Peng were sent to lead 2,000 cavalry. Juancheng was the seat of government, with the largest number of soldiers, no less than 5,000. Lin Chong, Fan Rui, Ji Guang, and Lu Duo were sent to lead 1,000 cavalry and 1,000 infantry, carrying the head of Huang Tongpan. The remaining 1,000 infantry, led by Han Tao, attacked Lei Ze. The plan was decided, and everyone acted separately.

By the time Wu Yong returned to Liangshan County, Han Tao's pigeon letter announcing victory had already arrived.

When Zhao Zhen saw the pigeon letter in Baishi Manor, he was surprised and sent [Advancer] Li San and [Speedy] Liu Tong to Lei Ze to inquire for details.

When Wu Yong returned to Liangshan County, he went straight to Baishi Manor to see Zhao Zhen without going home to rest.

When Zhao Zhen saw Wu Yong and his two companions, he first asked, "Where are the three brothers Fan Rui?"

"Sir, Brother Fan Rui has taken Lin Chong and others to attack Juancheng." At that moment, Wu Yong briefly told the story of encountering the enemy and luring Huang Tongpan to lead his troops to attack Yuncheng.

Zhao Zhen said after hearing this: "I see. Since Brother Ruan Xiaoqi conquered Guangji Army, I have been worried about how to defend it. Now I have a reason. If we conquer Puzhou, we can join forces."

"Scholar, among the three routes in Puzhou, only news has come from Lei Ze. Do we need to send more troops to the other two places?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Wu Yong said: "Sir, I'm in a hurry to come back because of this matter."

"If Puzhou falls, it will directly face Xingren Prefecture. We must be careful here. Especially Linpu, to the south are Qiancheng and Nanhua counties. We should station troops here. Although Guangji Army only has Dingtao County, it is adjacent to Jiyin. Ji Anbang and Liang Heng are both skilled in martial arts and have strategies in their minds. We must be careful. We also need a general to guard it."

Zhao Zhen said: "It is easy to appoint a garrison general, but how to appoint local officials? The other prefectures are just being decided, so it is not appropriate to transfer them."

Hearing this, Wu Yong couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Seeing this, Liu Huiniang said, "Sir, isn't there a person right in front of you?"

Zhao Zhen was stunned when he heard this, then smiled and said, "Hui Niang is right. Aren't you the most suitable candidate for the post of military officer?"

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Zhao Zhen said, "You don't need to refuse, you can stay in Guangji Army for now. With Puzhou and Guangji, Liangshan Prefecture doesn't need so many soldiers to guard it. Promote [Dragon Slayer] Sun An to be the commander of Puzhou, [Mountain Leopard] Gou Huan and [Golden Leopard] Yang Lin to be the military supervisors, and transfer [Double-tailed Fox] Fan Chenglong and [White Flower Snake] Yang Chun to be the training envoys, with 5,000 soldiers to guard Puzhou."

"In the Guangji Army, in addition to the troops of Ruan Xiaoqi and Shi Wengong, who are temporarily under your command, transfer [Sai Lianpo] Pang Yi as the commander of the troops, [Flying Hammer] Fu Yu as the military supervisor, [Ji Mian Gui] Zhou Jin and [Jiaotou] Hua Diao as the militia commanders, and recruit 5,000 soldiers to garrison. After the army is formed, transfer Ruan Xiaoqi and Shi Wengong back."

"As for the prefect of Puzhou?" Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Transfer Zhu Hongji, the magistrate of Xia County, to serve as the acting prefect temporarily."

"A few days ago, Miss Qiao told me about a man who was from Daming Prefecture. He was proficient in military tactics, martial arts, and strategies. He was also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. He was proficient in the languages ​​of Khitan, Jurchen, Tangut, Tubo, and Mongolia. He was truly a man of both civil and military talents. What was most rare was that he was well versed in geography and had traveled to many famous mountains and rivers. My father-in-law Tu Long was a blacksmith in Daming Prefecture and had a close relationship with him. Now I have asked my father-in-law to invite him here. If he is really that talented, I will ask him to be the governor."

"Now there is no rush to clear the land and population in these two places. Let's settle them down first and then make plans. What do you two think?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Wu Yong said: "If so, it would be the best. Sir, I wonder how the people sent from Bianjing are doing?"

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "The remaining five have also written letters home and moved their families here."

Wu Yong heard this and said, "In that case, please assign another person to go with me to Dingtao to be a county magistrate."

(End of this chapter)