I became a saint by picking up corpses in Water Margin

Chapter 392: A jumping clown, destroying a country!
The situation in the Eastern Court was unclear and the Night Owl Army had not been lurking for long, so Yang Chang was not in a hurry to attack Hebei.

After the celebration banquet.

Yang Chang divided the newly acquired Outer Taihang states into two war zones and implemented military control.

Lin Chong was appointed as the Marshal of the Southern Taihang Army, and Yan Qing as the Deputy Marshal, in charge of the five towns of Huaizhou, Weizhou, Xiangzhou, Cizhou, and Anli Army; Sun An was appointed as the Marshal of the Northern Taihang Army, and Li Yanxian as the Deputy Marshal, in charge of the four towns of Zhending Prefecture, Zhaozhou, Xingzhou, and Mingzhou.

In addition, Yang Chang also summoned Ruan Xiaoer to Zhending and ordered him to train the navy in the lakes and continents of Xingzhou to provide water support for Sun An's army.

Sun An's goal was to recover Hebei, so he set up the Marshal's Office directly in Zhending. He was fully prepared for the battle of Hebei and let Li Yanxian be responsible for the stability of the other states. Lu Junyi resigned as the garrison commander of Zhending and became a general following Yang Chang.

The Taihang South Road where Lin Chong was located was mainly responsible for guarding against Zhao Gou's Eastern Court.

Because he had no help from Yang Chang, he had to shoulder the heavy burden alone, so the pressure was much greater than that of Sun An. Upon receiving the appointment, he set out south and set up the Marshal's Headquarters in the important town of Liyang. After returning to the garrison, he began to train troops and deploy defenses.

no way.

Although Zhao Gou's army was not capable of fighting, it had the advantage in troop strength.

Not long ago, he was in charge of attacking Xiangzhou. Wu Yong used a trick to fight with them for a few days, and then Zhang Shun's navy took over and crossed the Yellow River. They withdrew to Yingtian in the name of serving the king. Their troops were Song Jiang's flames, and there were about 30,000 of them.

Yue Fei and Han Shizhong each had 20,000 soldiers and horses, and there were still 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers and horses who had fought in the Northern Expedition and returned to the South. Even if we don't count the bandits who surrendered under Fang La, the remaining troops exceeded 130,000, which was two or three times the total strength of Lin Chong.

So Lin Chong had to be nervous.

However, his nervousness improved by mid-September.

The Sparrow Army brought back confirmed news that after Zhao Gou was rescued by Han Shizhong and others, the generals originally volunteered to recover the lost territory in Shandong, but the information that Yang Chang had left Taihang was also brought back by Wu Yong.

Both the court officials and Zhao Gou wanted to preserve their strength, and were unwilling and afraid to face Yang Chang and the Jin people at the same time. So after repeated discussions, they decided to give up Shandong, hoping that Yang Chang and the Jin people would fight each other.

Zhao Gou then appointed Zhang Jun as the governor of Yingtian, commanding nearly 60,000 soldiers who had returned from the Northern Expedition, while the rest followed the court to move the capital to the south of the Yangtze River to avoid disaster.

The rebel general Miao Fu was once a comrade of Zhang Jun, and Zhang Jun was a step late in rushing to the king's aid. He was overtaken by Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Song Jiang and others, so he was left north of the Yangtze River and excluded from the king's confidants.

At the same time, Zhao Gou adopted Wang Boyan's proposal.

On the one hand, he sent envoys to ask for peace from Yang Chang, talk about national justice and agree to attack Jin; on the other hand, he restrained the Jin people and asked for peace, promising to cede Shandong and agree to attack Jin.

This time, Song Qing served as an envoy again. He first went to Liyang to ask to see Lin Chong, and was sent to Zhending only after getting permission.

Song Qing was caring towards Yang Chang, and was considerate and well-behaved when he was in Liangshan. He was also sincere in his agreement to attack Jin, so Lin Chong showed special mercy and let him go.

In late September, Song Qing arrived in Zhending and stated his purpose, thinking that Yang Chang would make things difficult for him because of Song Jiang.

Yang Chang responded calmly, mumbling, "Your brother invaded Luzhou brazenly in the past, causing me considerable damage. I also listed compensation demands at the time, but no compensation has been paid to me until now. However, I have also taken the relevant prefectures from you, so I won't mention compensation anymore."

"From what the King of Jin said, are you willing to make peace? Should we fight against the Jin together?"

After many years, things have changed.

Song Qing, who had originally acted like a big brother, could only be humble and test the situation at this time. Yang Chang smiled contemptuously after hearing this.

"Make peace? Fourth brother only brings a mouth?"

"This"

"As for resisting the Jin, do you believe that? Your brother and Zhao Gou have been colluding with the Jin for more than a day or two."

"King Jin has misunderstood. After all, we are all Han Chinese. Even if we had some contact before, it was just a pretense."

When Yang Chang saw Song Qing was still quibbling, he immediately interrupted him and said solemnly: "I am willing to see you today because we have a friendship before, but no matter how good the friendship is, it will eventually run out, just like a jar of aged wine, every sip will make it less. Today is the last sip, so don't come again in the future."

"I"

"I can give Hei Sanlang and Zhao Gou one last chance for your sake and not take the initiative to send troops south to retaliate. But if they still intend to die, don't blame me, Yang Chang, for being rude. In addition, I have my own ideas on how to deal with the Jin people. You can fight or make peace with them as you wish. Show them away!"

"Thank you, King Jin."

After Song Qing finished speaking, he bowed respectfully and then left in disgrace.

He knew that his old face would no longer be useful, so he had to go back and persuade his brother not to cause trouble. Yang Chang had grown from a follower of Liangshan to a giant.

If you really make him angry, the consequences will be disastrous.

They are not ambiguous when beating gold, so beating us is like beating their grandsons, right?
Lu Junyi saw Song Qing disappear from his sight, and immediately walked to Yang Chang to remind him, "It's hard to say what Zhao Gou is thinking, but Song Jiang and Wu Yong are vindictive, and they have always had bad intentions. Why should you give them this face? Since Zhao Gou is moving the capital to the south of the Yangtze River, most of Shandong has surrendered to the Jin people, and Marshal Lin has soldiers and generals under his command, why not let him cross the river and take the land?"

"If we save the people but lose the land, both the people and the land will be saved. If we save the land but lose the people, both the people and the land will be lost. Without sufficient military support, we cannot hold on to so much land. We should take Hebei first and then close this door. It won't be too late to start fighting with my family later. The order of priority cannot be messed up. Besides, Marshal Lin has limited military forces, and I cannot take care of both sides at the same time."

"Oh, I'm just saying."

at this time.

Sun An came from outside the palace and asked excitedly, "Prince Jin, since the Eastern Court is moving its capital, can we take action against Hebei?"

"Ah."

Yang Chang nodded in affirmation, "Let Li Yanxian gather troops from all states and rush back to Zhending in five days for preparation. Then we will attack from Zhending on three fronts and strive to reach Yanjing in one month, and take over the entire Hebei province within two months, and completely wipe out the remnants of the Jin people before the end of the year.

Otherwise, the weather will be too cold if we delay it, and once the Jin Kingdom resolves the civil strife, the original troops will return to Hebei. I am afraid that they will start fighting on both the east and west fronts, which will put pressure on the Yanmen front."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

Sun An left happily, jumping up and down as he walked, as happy as a child.

"hehe."

Lu Junyi stroked his beard and smiled twice, then continued Yang Chang's previous topic and added: "A lot of the Jin army in Yunzhong was taken away by Wushi, and now Salihe is hiding in Zhongshan Prefecture. It is estimated that there are not many Jin troops left in the west. Not long ago, Dong Ping and Cai Fu captured Wuzhou, and the defense of Yanmen is more stable. As long as Yang Zhi guards Yanmen Pass carefully, there should be no problem there."

"We have to be prepared. We have previously accepted all the states in Hedong and transferred a lot of border garrisons. The total number of troops on the Yanmen front is still not large, and the Yanmen Pass is too long. Who can guarantee that it will be safe? Anyway, it's better to hurry up here."

"Yes, yes, that's what I meant."

"Let's go."

Yang Chang walked to the steps, pulled Lu Junyi out of the hall, and said, "Let's go to the military camp for a tour, and then we will go to the battle together in a few days."

"Ok."

Lu Junyi nodded and followed, asking as he walked: "I just heard you say to attack in three directions, how do you do it? Which direction should we take?"

"If we take Zhending as the starting point, I will divide the marching route into three routes: upper, middle and lower. We will take the least number of people to take the upper route, first drive Salihe back to Yunzhong, take Zhongshan Prefecture and then attack Baozhou and Yizhou; Sun An will lead the main force to take the middle route, attack Qizhou, Yongning Army, Xiongzhou and Zhuozhou, and finally our two routes will join forces to take Yanjing." Yang Chang stopped talking here. Lu Junyi waited for a long time without any further news, so he pulled his sleeve and asked, "What about the lower route? Where is Li Yanxian going? Isn't he going to attack Yanjing together?"

"Li Yanxian's burden is not light at all. Shenzhou, Hejianfu, and Cangzhou are located south of the Yellow River. After he takes them, he will have to send troops to garrison them to prevent the puppet troops in Shandong from going north and to escort Sun An to take Hebei."

"This is not right!"

Lu Junyi suddenly stopped and said seriously: "The Shandong puppet army can go north. If Salihe withdraws from Zhongshan Prefecture, he may also return to Hebei. Shouldn't we station troops in Zhongshan Prefecture?"

"Haha, brother, have you figured it out?"

Yang Chang pulled Lu Junyi forward and explained with a smile: "We are mainly on the road to provide support. When the time comes, I will trouble you to garrison Zhongshan, and Sun An and I will go to Yanjing to start the decisive battle."

“So that’s how it is”

Lu Junyi suddenly realized that the upper and lower lanes were just for containment and support, mainly to create opportunities for Sun An to make achievements.

Right.

Most of the generals under the command of Prince Jin came from Liangshan, while Sun An was a general who surrendered after fighting against Tian Hu. In terms of "origin", he was lower than others. To be promoted to the same position as Lin Chong at this time, he must have made great contributions to be worthy of the position.

Lu Junyi was not jealous, but admired Sun An very much.

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Considering his background as the second in command of Liangshan Mountain and his previous position as the imperial envoy, he was more than qualified to be a marshal.

However, after experiencing several failures, he reflected on himself like Liu Tang and realized that he was not fit to be a commander, so he told Yang Chang early on that he only wanted to fight in the front line and no longer serve as the main general of the army.

of course.

Because of Lu Junyi's special status, the others were unwilling to use him as the main general, so he fought with Yang Chang most of the time. However, his martial arts were not as good as Yang Chang's, so his performance was not impressive every time he fought.

The battle to recapture Hebei has entered the countdown, and Sun An's troops are being actively mobilized.

But on the way, that is, on the third day after Yang Chang gave the order, Zhao Fujin suddenly came to Zhending.

When Yang Chang returned from patrolling the city that day, he saw Qiu Qiongying and Zhao Fujin standing in the front yard at the same time, and he immediately had a bad feeling.

"When did the princess arrive?"

"My sister just arrived, and I was just about to take her to find the king."

Qiu Qiongying interrupted, while Zhao Fujin stood aside with a calm expression and nodded in agreement, which made Yang Chang even more suspicious.

He strode forward and asked quietly, "Is there something wrong at home?"

"No way?" Qiu Qiong exclaimed.

"Everything is fine at home."

Zhao Fujin shook her head slightly and added, "The king has been away for a long time, and my elder sister asked me to come and see him."

"just looking?"

"Um"

Seeing Zhao Fujin's hesitation, Qiu Qiongying also felt that Zhao Fujin was hiding something, so she also reminded him, "Sister Princess, we agreed before that we can't keep secrets from the king."

"Ok."

Zhao Fujin thought for a moment and said, "It is like this. Xixia launched an attack without declaring war and seized Fengzhou, which we had just taken over. Zhe Keqiu's troops were insufficient and he retreated to Fuzhou. He also sent a military letter to Yangqu for help."

"Such a big thing, you should have told it to me when you met me. Why hide it?"

"Yes, is Xixia crazy? How dare you stroke the king's tiger whiskers!"

Yang Chang and Qiu Qiongying sang the same tune, and Zhao Fujin immediately explained:
"It's not that I want to hide it, but my second brother and Mr. Wen are afraid of disrupting the king's plan. They know that you are planning to recover Hebei, and now is a golden opportunity, so they don't want to alarm you."

"No matter how good the plan is, it can't keep up with the changes. I can create a good opportunity once, so why can't I create a second one? They don't want to alarm me, do they have any countermeasures?"

"Ah."

Zhao Fujin nodded in response, muttering, "Zhe Keqiu is from Fuzhou, and he governs Fengzhou, Fuzhou, and Linzhou. He is recruiting local militia to defend himself. My second brother discussed with Mr. Wen and ordered Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu, Zhang Qing and other Linzhou garrisons to send troops to Fuzhou as soon as possible to assist in the defense. After all, the national strength of Western Xia is limited, so it should not cause too much turmoil."

"In the newly recovered Hedong states, there are only a small number of troops to maintain stability. If Xixia has been planning this for a long time, the turmoil will be huge. Are my second brother and Mr. Wen planning to buy time and wait for me to take over Hebei before quelling the rebellion?"

"That's exactly what I mean. Mr. Wen speculates that by the end of the year at the latest, the king will be able to successfully recover Hebei. It doesn't matter if one or two small states in Hedong are temporarily lost. Hebei is the top priority."

"Hmph." Yang Chang snorted and said nothing. Then he muttered to himself, "The newly acquired states in Hedong don't have much loyalty to begin with. If we let them get beaten now, how can we win back the people's hearts? You were right to come and report the news."

"It's mainly because my elder sister is uneasy, so she asked me to come and investigate the specific situation here to see when the king can settle Hebei."

"My second brother and Mr. Wen have a good idea. We should work hard to recover the newly recovered states, take Hebei first and then come back to clean up the mess. But this is not my style. Princess, don't refuse the hard work. You take Qiongying back to Yangqu immediately and select 3,000 elite soldiers to wait. Lu Junyi and I will be there soon."

“I’m not afraid of being tired, it’s just…”

After Zhao Fujin finished speaking, he looked at Qiu Qiongying, meaning that you should say a few words at least.

Qiu Qiongying didn't see Zhao Fujin's reminder, but she also became excited, "No, we have been preparing for a long time, and Sun An is gathering troops. Your Majesty wants him to attack Hebei alone? Isn't it too risky?"

"Put Hebei aside for now. I will deal with Xixia first, then come back to attack Hebei. This will force Sun An to switch from offense to defense."

"what?"

When Zhao Fujin heard that Hebei would not be attacked, she immediately blamed herself and said, "Will I lose the big picture because of the small? I shouldn't have come here."

"Princess, you are right. There must be something fishy going on. Xixia dares to touch the tiger's whiskers, so there must be the support of the Jin people behind them. If the Yunzhong Jin army takes joint action, how can the turmoil be small?"

As soon as Yang Chang finished speaking, Qiu Qiongying also echoed, "I'm just wondering why Salihe has been running away. Is he deliberately stalling for time?"

"Probably."

Zhao Fujin asked again: "If the Jin army in Yunzhong did not move, would it be a loss for the king to go to the northwest to quell the rebellion in person? After all, Hebei is more important, and this is not worth it."

"I never do business at a loss. Xixia dares to be a clown. I don't mind destroying him directly!"

"Destroy the country?"

"hiss"

(End of this chapter)