Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 148 The good show is about to begin, it will definitely open your eyes
Outside Dongping Prefecture, the number of bandits has increased to more and more, and there are already so many that it is impossible to see the end of them. The number of people is more than tens of thousands.

It was Ou Peng's corpse hanging on the city wall that made the bandits extremely cautious. They just built a strong camp and dug deep trenches...

In Yanggu County, the fighting had already started.

Four or five thousand thieves carried simple ladders and placed them on the county wall. Some people climbed up...

They could only endure the hammering of logs and boulders, and the shooting of arrows, and they retreated after crawling a few times.

Zhu Long, Hu Yanzhuo and others hadn't even drawn their swords or guns yet. They just looked at the enemy from the battlement with a look of contempt on their faces.

Hu Yanzhuo said: "A mob, not worth a sneer!"

After saying this, Hu Yanzhuo went down the city and headed back to the military camp. He saw that Lady Meng was cooking at the entrance of the military camp again. She was really busy coming and going...

Hu Yanzhuo frowned slightly. Others didn't know, but he knew that Madam Meng was pregnant.

Hu Yanzhuo stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Madam Meng...you should go back and rest..."

I saw it yesterday, and didn't say anything. I just thought that Lady Meng was just making a gesture and she wouldn't come again. I didn't expect it to come again...

Meng Yulou smiled and replied, "It's okay, it's not tiring. General, just focus on the military affairs. We women and children can't do much, but lighting the fire and cooking is no problem."

Hu Yanzhuo was helpless and could only say: "Mrs. Meng is of noble status..."

"General, you are joking. It's not like my status is that important..." Meng Yulou replied.

Hu Yanzhuo had no choice but to say: "Well... Madam Meng's health is different now, so we should give it more consideration."

Meng Yulou paused after hearing this, and then looked at Hu Yanzhuo's expression, and was shocked. He knew that this General Hu Yan must have... known...

Meng Yulou lowered her head and was speechless. She had hidden it so well, how come the general still knew about it?

Doctor Zhang from Fushengtang has never been a gossipy person. He cares most about his reputation, so how could he say something nonsense?

"General Huyan..." Meng Yulou didn't know what to say.

Hu Yanzhuo waved his hand and said, "Go back, Madam Meng. If something goes wrong, how can we explain it to General Su?"

Meng Yulou slowly put down the long spoon in her hand, looked at the people around her, took off her scarf, and said softly: "I'll be back soon..."

Hu Yanzhuo bowed and gestured to the left and right: "Come on, send Madam Meng home."

More than a dozen soldiers from the left and right had already come forward.

Madam Meng got on the carriage, and the woman next to her said, "Madam Meng, you can go back and rest peacefully. We will do our job well."

Madam Meng lifted the curtain and nodded, and the carriage started moving.

Hu Yanzhuo felt a little relieved and went into the military camp. As soon as he entered the camp, he heard the sound of drums from the city wall again. Hu Yanzhuo hurriedly rode his horse back.

When I went up to the city wall, I saw the thieves coming again with ladders.

Hu Yanzhuo, with two whips in hand, walked to the battlements outside the tower and started to curse: "You bastard, how dare you tease me."

Zhu Long was also there, and he also laughed: "It must be that the thieves were not strong enough to climb the city wall just now, and after returning, the big thief reprimanded them and drove them away to come again."

Hu Yanzhuo's face darkened. "That's fine. Commander Zhu, you stay at the top of the city. Brother Yang and I have picked out about 200 men. We will wait at the city gate. When the thieves are unable to climb the wall and retreat, you can call us and we will charge out to kill them!"

Zhu Long nodded: "Okay! Let's follow this plan!"

Hu Yanzhuo nodded and went down to the city. There were about two hundred men, most of whom were from Jingyang Village, some old friends from Erlong Mountain, and some hunters and mountain people. They were not elite soldiers. There were about two hundred horses in total, and not many good armors. The rest were a bunch of broken armors.

Hu Yanzhuo and Yang Zhi were at the front. Hu Yanzhuo turned around and shouted, "Brothers, just follow me and Brother Yang. We will fight and kill at the front, and you just need to stab and chase after us a few times, and we will be back."

The requirements are not high, and there is no need to charge into battle. You just go out and kill some people, vent your anger, and scare the thieves.

As soon as the siege began, Hu Yanzhuo waited calmly. After just a moment, Zhu Long came up to the top of the city and shouted, "Retreat, retreat..."

Hu Yanzhuo was also stunned when he heard this: "So fast?"

Yang Zhi shouted: "Open the city gate, open the city gate!"

The city gate creaked. Hu Yanzhuo and Yang Zhi rode ahead. As soon as they rode out of the gate, they saw a large number of enemy soldiers with their backs to them.

Hu Yanzhuo rode fast in pursuit, swinging the copper whip in his hand randomly, hitting the head, and the brains burst apart one by one.

Yang Zhi was good at using a big knife, and he could kill people like crazy when he started chopping them.

Just as Cheng Wanli said, those who follow thieves are mostly those who love leisure and hate work, those who hang out in the streets and villages. How many truly vicious thieves are there?
These people have one thing in common: they bully the weak when they are strong, and when they really meet a strong person, they become submissive and fawning.

When a strong man comes, he runs very fast, but the horse is even faster, so he will catch up and beat him.

The supervision team was behind the bandits, driving them to turn around and face the enemy. For a while, there was pulling, tugging, crowding and pushing.

War, what war?

Hu Yanzhuo shattered the sworn brotherhood with a whip, and looking around, there was only a panic of running away.

The double whips were used to whip again, and it was like playing whack-a-mole, hitting whichever head was closest.

There were many bandits, and the soldiers behind them were not elite. Hu Yanzhuo did not dare to get deeply involved in the bandits, and just fought back and forth.

On the city wall, there was constant cheering. Just watching General Huyan and Yang Zhi killing the bandits, it seemed so easy and exciting.

Hey!
There was also a vicious thief who was running back, and everyone was worried that he was going to fight back.

Looking at that man again, he jumped up in front of General Huyan, also wielding a sword, and split Mount Hua with all his might!
General Huyan blocked and smashed with his two whips, and the counterattacking man fell from the sky, his body seemed to be broken in half.

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

There were huge shouts and cheers from the top of the city wall.

General Huyan was smashing things left and right while cursing angrily. Every time he smashed something, he cursed: "You bastard! You bastard! You bastard! This is another bastard! Here comes another bastard!"

Perhaps it was not known whether Hu Yanzhuo was filled with anger at the moment, as well as the depression from previous defeats, which were fully vented at this moment.

After a round of killing and smashing, the horse turned around and came back, feeling comfortable and relaxed both physically and mentally.

After entering the city, he returned to the military camp and looked outside the camp again. He was afraid that Madam Meng would come back again, but fortunately she didn't.

After returning to the military camp, the drums on the city walls were no longer sounded.

After a good sleep, I woke up and there was no more drum sound the next day.

The effect is immediate.

However, outside Dongping Prefecture, the bandits began to line up early in the morning, looking quite serious. They had swords and shields, spears, bows, crossbows and arrows lined up, and there were also many simple ladders.

Zhu Wu sat firmly on the city wall, just looking around through the shooting hole.

Lu Da, holding a knife, stood at the battlement, looking outside the city and watching the people patrolling on both sides.

Tong Guan came again, and Mr. Cheng also arrived.

Zhu Wu came to report: "My two lords, the enemy troops have arranged their battle array in a somewhat organized manner. I'm afraid they are really going to storm the city."

Tong Guan nodded: "Marquis Zhu Yu just needs to take charge of the dispatch, and the two of us will just watch."

"Understood sir!" Zhu Wu bowed and saluted, very seriously, just firing holes and looking around.

Cheng Wanli also went to look, looking left and right, trying to figure out what was going on.

The enemy's drums sounded loudly and the enemy army began to charge. At that moment, there was a huge and overwhelming momentum coming towards him. Cheng Wanli subconsciously wanted to retreat and hide.

But he thought of what the Prime Minister had said in private in the carriage the day before, so he calmed himself down, stood straight, and went to watch again.

There were many armored soldiers on the city walls, and the shouts of the team leaders could be heard one after another.

"Don't be impatient, don't release the arrows, and don't throw heavy objects, just wait!"

"Get closer and shoot!"

"Put the fork in place, don't panic, don't get confused, just push when the thief's ladder comes up."

"Don't be impatient to scoop up the kerosene. Leave it to boil and wait for my orders."

"Everyone, hide behind the battlements, don't panic!"

After only a moment, the shouting started again.

"Bows and crossbows are coming, shoot quickly, no need to aim, just look at the general direction, shoot more and shoot faster!"

"Don't be afraid, don't hide and cower, the armor on your body can protect your life, shoot!"

"Push fork ready, pick it up, hold it tight."

"Go ahead and push! Quick!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!"

"You don't need the kerosene yet, save it..."

"Okay, push it down, put down the pushing fork, and bring something heavy to smash it."

Cheng Wanli just looked around and saw that the soldiers on the city wall were in an orderly manner. He then looked at the bandits outside the city and it seemed...there was nothing scary about them.

The momentum that had just hit me was instantly extinguished by the high wall...

Zhu Wu suddenly shouted over there, "Left and right, raise the blue flag."

I have ordered the soldiers to run.

Cheng Wanli also came to ask: "Zhu Yuhou, what is the meaning of raising the blue flag?"

Zhu Wu even clasped his hands and replied, "It means to have the auxiliary soldiers below the city carry arrows and heavy objects to the city walls."

"Oh..." Cheng Wanli nodded.

Not long after, Zhu Wu shouted again: "The enemy can't rush to the top of the city wall, let Commander Lu go down to the city quickly to prepare."

Cheng Wanli asked again: "What does this mean?"

"Sir, if you know what I mean, it would be better to take advantage of the fact that the enemy is stuck in a dilemma and charge out of the city. That would surely have a miraculous effect," Zhu Wu replied.

"Is it common sense, or is it based on the circumstances?" Cheng Wanli asked deeply.

"We should act according to the circumstances. For example, right now, the enemy army is not strong, and we have a brave general like Commander Lu, as well as elite soldiers, so it is appropriate to do this... If we were to defend the city, we would not open the city gates easily, nor attack at will, in case we get into trouble and the city gates can no longer be closed, allowing the enemy to rush into the city..."

Zhu Wu also answered seriously.

Cheng Wanli just nodded. He was really learning. He didn't want to learn it to a high level, but he wanted to learn it to a certain level.

After a while, the city gate suddenly opened and the three hundred riders went in again.

Cheng Wanli was so nervous that he put his head into the shooting hole to look. He saw three hundred cavalrymen roaring out and rushing into the crowd, but they were charging to the left and right and not shooting far away.

Cheng Wanli looked back at Tong Guan. Tong Guan looked calm and composed. He was sitting on a simple chair with his eyes closed.

Cheng Wanli was filled with admiration.

Tong Guan suddenly raised his head and smiled: "This is an attitude. You should also learn it. If you learn this attitude, no matter how turbulent your heart is, as a superior, you must show this attitude. This is where power comes from."

Cheng Wanli suddenly understood what was going on. It turned out to be like this...

Cheng Wanli took a deep breath, looked at the commander Lu Da and the three hundred cavalrymen charging outside the city, took another deep breath, and his posture... seemed to have improved a little.

But Zhu Wu suddenly said, "Sir, look to the north..."

Cheng Wanli immediately ran a few steps, his posture disappeared again, and he quickly looked into the firing hole: "Ziqing is back, Ziqing is really back, it must be the cavalry under Ziqing's command!"

Cheng Wanli's words were full of excitement.

Tong Guan stood up and looked towards the north. There were dots of armor, which gradually formed a line. There were not many of them, only about one or two thousand.

"I thought it would take at least three days to arrive, but I didn't expect it to arrive in two days." Tong Guan said.

Cheng Wanli immediately replied: "Ziqing is a very anxious minister...that's why he came here day and night."

What Cheng Wanli said was true. How fast could Su Wu travel? As soon as he heard Yan Qing's report that bandits were besieging the city, he was alone with three horses. Except for the battle supplies and rations, he threw away all the other things that could be thrown away. There would be people following behind to pick them up slowly. He marched so fast that even the speed of the bandits' cavalry scouts to deliver messages was not as fast as Su Wu.

It’s not that Su Wu was worried about things like the city being destroyed or the army being defeated. With Zhu Wu and Lu Da, Su Wu didn’t worry about these things.

Even when it is time to perform, you have to run and come back quickly. If you put your leader in your heart, your leader will also put you in his heart in the future.

Su Wu had only one thought in his mind: Leader, do you think I am here fast enough?
Tong Guan smiled when he heard this: "How can you be anxious for me to come? You are anxious for me too..."

Cheng Wanli smiled and said, "Hehe... I am more anxious for En Xiang. I will make En Xiang anxious first, and then make the students anxious..."

Tong Guan raised his hand and pointed to the battlefield: "Just keep watching, a good show is about to begin, it will definitely open your eyes."

"Student will go and see it right away!" How could Cheng Wanli not see it?

Just look to the north to see if Ziqing's cavalry has started to run, and look to the west to see if Ziqing's cavalry is heading south from the west city.

I'm coming……

It started running, and the rumbling sound seemed to echo throughout the universe, surging back and forth in the air, as if the earth could also transmit sound, which was really wonderful to listen to.

West City...

Here we are…

Su Ziqing entered the battle formation from the north city, went around the west city, and then entered the battle formation.

The armor shone brightly in the sunlight, and the strong horse galloped like water.

Rushing into the enemy's formation, from a distance it looked like a sickle cutting wheat, with the enemy falling one after another.

How could Cheng Wanli not say: "Okay!"

Tong Guan had already stood up and was also watching, his eyes narrowed and he smiled: "Don't just look at the leader, look at the soldiers behind him!"

"Look, Prime Minister, all the students are watching. They are all moving forward courageously amidst the overwhelming force. It couldn't be better!" Cheng Wanli was extremely excited, inexplicably excited, as if his blood was boiling.

He even felt that he could not find which one was Su Wu among thousands of soldiers. Even from a distance, the man and the horse together were no bigger than an ant, but he could tell which one was Su Wu by his intuition.

"Good Ziqing, good Ziqing!" Cheng Wanli seemed to be shouting, or mumbling, and he kept talking: "Xiang Ji was just like this in the past! Huo Piaoyao was just like this in the past! Xue Rengui, Su Dingfang... probably like this!"

I have read countless books, but the stories in them were not very intuitive. But today, when I saw Su Wu charging into the battle line, it was really very intuitive.

Tong Guan laughed loudly, and seemed to recall the moment when he won the first battle. He asked, "How was this wonderful show?"

"It's very wonderful! It can't be better!" Cheng Wanli was very rude when answering, and he didn't even turn his head to look at En Xiang.

Just look at Su Wu and Su Ziqing. As soon as they entered the battle array, they divided the bandits into two halves. In a short time, they had already left the battle array. Not far to the east, they reined in their horses and reunited, then rushed back to the battle array again.

Two thousand knights, like combs, sickles and knives, have turned the enemy upside down. This drama was really well-acted.

The enemy is not strong, and the visual effect has reached its extreme by charging into the formation and killing them.

Maybe...

Su Wu intentionally wanted to stage such a big drama for Tong Guan and Cheng Wanli to see.

Choosing the opponent and the location are already the most perfect results.

If there were not so many restrictions, Su Wu would even want all the people in the city to come up to the city to watch, so that the ticket would be truly worth it.

However, there were indeed quite a few civilians in the city, some carrying supplies, some delivering water, and some treating the wounded...

Just now they were all bent over, afraid of exposing their bodies outside the parapet, but now everyone straightened up, and some even took the initiative to move closer to the parapet to look, fearing that the view would be poor.

On the top of the city wall, there was no need to mention the cheers. The soldiers raised their weapons, jumped and leaped, without saying anything, just shouting from their throats.

Inside the tower, Zhu Wu excitedly said, "Beat the drums, beat the drums faster, to cheer for the general!"

On the city wall, there were more than a dozen cowhide drums. The sound of the drums was like raindrops hitting the stone slabs in the patio, almost continuous.

The man beating the drum had his chest and toes bare, his arms bulging with muscles, and he just kept hitting the drumstick with all his might, not caring even if it meant breaking the cowhide drum.

"It's my turn!" There were men queuing behind him, so he would immediately take over when the man in front got tired. He must not let the drum beat slacken.

When I saw General Su charging into the battle formation and then returning, the bandits were already running all over the mountains and plains!

Zhu Wu had been staring, waiting for this moment: "The enemy's formation is in chaos, quickly raise the red flag, quickly, quickly, go!"

Zhu Wu shouted heart-wrenchingly and ordered his soldiers to run without stopping.

Cheng Wanli did not ask any more questions. He just watched as the red flags were hung on the left and right. The team leaders on the tower shouted, "Gather together and follow me down the city to kill the bandits!"

The sound of armor clattered as countless soldiers headed toward the stairs on the city wall in orderly groups.

The city gates were opened again, and countless soldiers rushed out. There was no need to remind them whether to be nervous or not. They were all filled with passion, adrenaline rushing, and they just ran with their weapons in hand, looking for the thief. Where is he?
Where is the thief?

General Su went out again, gathering the knights and going again! Two thousand knights had already started to divide into teams, with five hundred in each team, charging in all directions!

Today, I won't stop until I play this scene to the extreme!
Cheng Wanli panted heavily, turned around and said, "I will go and play the drums!"

Zhu Wu was stunned and bowed quickly: "Sir, you don't have to do this..."

"This is to beat the drum to cheer. I will go and beat the drum to cheer for Ziqing!" Cheng Wanli didn't listen to the advice and just went downstairs.

Zhu Wu gave an awkward smile, feeling helpless.

Tong Guan stroked his big belly and smiled with relief. When he came out of Tokyo, he was still a little nervous. The military order had been placed in front of the emperor, and he was afraid that the soldiers of Dongping Prefecture were not so useful. He was even more afraid that the task of suppressing the bandits would be filled with countless complications and would become a difficult battle.

At this moment, I should be completely relieved. This bandit is already a beast in a cage, a turtle in a jar. It only takes a matter of time...

In this way, whether it is the Privy Council or the Palace Front Office, the emperor will no longer have two people.

It is thanks to God’s mercy and the protection of heaven that our Song Dynasty has produced another brave man!
Cheng Wanli, Cheng Wanli, you are so lucky!

After a while, Cheng Wanli came back, swinging his arms and saying only one thing: "It's tiring to beat the drum, but I did beat it for a while. Ziqing should be able to hear it."

Zhu Wu said, "Don't worry, sir. The general will definitely hear you beating the drum!"

"How's the battle going?" Cheng Wanli had already leaned over to the firing hole to look.

Zhu Wulai replied: "The enemy's formation has already been thrown into disarray. Now, we can just chase and kill them."

"It won't be long before Ziqing comes back." Cheng Wanli was looking forward to it, and also thinking about what to say when they met again.
But Zhu Wu said, "Sir, I'm afraid the general won't come into the city."

"Ok?"

Seeing Cheng Xianggong's surprised and slightly disappointed expression, Zhu Wu said, "Xiang Gong, you know, the general has already led the army to chase far south. I think he wants to chase the bandits to the south. The bandits can't outrun the general's thousands of fast horses. Killing the bandits is one of the goals, and I think he must go south again to rescue Yanggu County."

"Oh..." Cheng Wanli nodded: "That's right. The enemy army has been defeated, so we must act quickly. We can't let the enemy army gather the defeated soldiers and gain a foothold. We have to wait until the siege of Yanggu County is lifted before we can come back."

Zhu Wu's face was embarrassed again, so he said: "My lord, you know, this is a war to suppress bandits. The general has lifted the siege of Yanggu, and I'm afraid he won't come back. Just go south to Jeju."

"Huh?" Cheng Wanli was even more surprised.

"Well... Jeju is where the navy is. The general should plan to advance both by land and sea to attack the bandit camp on the water. It also means... speed is of the essence in war." Zhu Wu explained repeatedly.

Cheng Wanli nodded: "That's right... then..."

"Husband, it will take at least ten days to half a month at the fastest, and at most more than a month at the slowest. That's about it." Zhu Wu said seriously.

"Oh, well, well, there's no need to rush. Let's accomplish our goal in one go and everyone will be happy." Cheng Wanli seemed to be really eager to meet Su Wu.

The war gradually came to an end, and the bandits had already gone to who knows how far away they were. The government troops that were chasing them were slowly returning to the city. The city gates had been opened, and the auxiliary troops began to leave the city to clean up the battlefield.

All the valuable and useful things were stripped off, and the dead bodies were simply piled together in one place. There was no intention to build a mausoleum. After being piled together in one place, they would be dragged to a distant place and buried the next day by carts.

After General Su finished his big show, he just went to rescue the siege of Yanggu.

The sun was setting in the west, but Cheng Wanli was still in the city tower. The news of the great victory had already spread throughout the city, and the people were all walking around, all of them looking very happy.

Cheng Wanli finally turned around, bowed to Prime Minister En, and followed him down the city wall.

Under the city wall, the people had already packed in. The soldiers and government officials pushed their way out to allow the two gentlemen to return to the government office.

Someone was shouting, "Sir, can you allow me to go up to the city wall and take a look..."

"Yes, sir, General Su defeated the enemy and won a great victory. We have heard a lot about him and want to see him..."

"Msang Gong...Msien Gong..."

Cheng Wanli lifted the curtain of the carriage, nodded with a smile and said, "Come here, pass the order, before nightfall, the people are allowed to go up to the city wall!"

"Thank you, sir!"

"My lord, you are mighty. My general, you are mighty!"

"Let's go and see..."

The curtain was lowered, and the carriage went into the city. On the street, countless people poured out. Although there were soldiers and runners in front to lead the way, the carriage still moved slowly.

Inside the carriage, Tong Guan praised: "Your administration of officials and civil affairs in this area is also quite good..."

"How can students not be diligent? That chattering bandit's nonsense can't mislead people." Cheng Wanli really felt a little complacent.

But he also said: "It is indeed the colleagues in the government office who are doing their job well, and among them, the judge Zong Ze is the most talented."

"Zong Ze... I've never heard of him, but I think he is really a capable person." Tong Guan knew that when this man's name was mentioned, it was not just a casual remark.

"He has excellent character and talent, and he also likes military affairs. Ziqing was the first one to have similar interests with him and recommended him for employment. It turned out to be a great job. Although he is of the lowest rank, he is also a successful Jinshi." Cheng Wanli praised him generously.

"Okay, got it." Tong Guan nodded.

Cheng Wanli didn't say much, this was enough.

Tong Guan came and asked again: "What about Zhang Shuye of Jizhou?"

Cheng Wanli didn't know how to answer since he was not familiar with him. He just said, "I heard recently that he has two sons, and now they are both serving in Ziqing's army."

"Haha... there is such a thing?" Tong Guan was really laughing. The son of the prefect did not take the imperial examination, did not seek for favor, but became a soldier. This was quite a strange thing in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty.

"It's absolutely true." Cheng Wanli just nodded.

"Zhang Shuye also signed your memorial impeaching Gao Qiu. He was once promoted to the Minister of Rites, but he offended Grand Tutor Cai because of the Kong Huang incident. He is quite interesting."

Tong Guan was shaking his head and chatting slowly in the carriage.

"Then... when I have time, I would like to invite him for a chat?" Cheng Wanli asked. Now Cheng Wanli is a temporary governor and Zhang Shuye is theoretically his subordinate, so this is not difficult.

"Okay..." Tong Guan nodded, but then said, "It's okay to ask him to tell you a story, but this kind of person is a noble man, he may not think highly of you, just tell you the feelings, no need to tell you the story."

"The students know." Cheng Wanli nodded and understood.

Tong Guan suddenly turned around and said, "How about letting Zong Ze take over as the prefect of Dongping?"

Hmm? Cheng Wanli was stunned. This is...

Good news! Promotion is already being discussed. That’s great!

"My Lord, this couldn't be better!" Cheng Wanli tried to hide his excitement and answered seriously.

"What about you?" Tong Guan asked.

Cheng Wanli immediately said: "Students are welcome to do whatever they want, as long as they can do practical things and help their benefactor."

Tong Guan nodded and continued slowly, "I know that you want to go back to Tokyo, but now, the war between our Song Dynasty and Liao is not far away. You are gradually gaining the hearts of the people in the two routes of Jingdong. The battle with Liao is nothing more than Hedong and Hebei. In the two routes of Jingdong, whether it is money, food or troops, they all rely on this place. You in the two routes of Jingdong will be a great help in the future. What do you think?"

The meaning is very simple, that is, Cheng Wanli should continue to be in charge of the two routes of Hedong to provide backup support for the future war. Hebei is closer to Grand Tutor Cai, so a trusted person should be in charge of the east of the east of the Yangtze River.

Of course, there will be no more official positions, and he will be officially appointed as the pacification, recruiting and control envoy of the two routes of Jingdong. This is a real position, and maybe the word "jinglüe" will be added. As for the rank, whether it is a casual official or a position in the imperial court, all of them will have to be matched, that is a matter of course.

This is a big step. Su Wu is thinking about it all the time, just for Cheng Wanli to be able to take this big step. This big step is extraordinary.

If this is the case, when he returns to the capital in the future, Cheng Wanli can be considered a big boss, and it will be common for him to meet the emperor.

Cheng Wanli himself also understood clearly, and said: "Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will not say anything. I also know that Prime Minister has good intentions. I will be of great use to you after this promotion and return to Beijing!"

"Well, in that case, it's settled." Tong Guan nodded. What he was thinking about in his mind was the grand plan. Cheng Wanli was now a very important part of the grand plan.

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Cheng Wanli bowed.

Tong Guan waved his hand and said, "Come back to Beijing someday. Then we will be real colleagues. Don't do this."

Cheng Wanli pretended not to hear and just bowed again: "Enshang, what about Su Wu?"

"Haha...you really still remember him. Are you reluctant to part with such a good son-in-law?" Tong Guan joked.

Cheng Wanli smiled awkwardly: "Isn't this just a casual question..."

"No hurry, his case is much easier to deal with than yours..." Tong Guan waved his hands, unsure of what to do for a moment.

Su Wu was a soldier and was only responsible for a piece of official document from the Privy Council.

But Tong Guan had second thoughts in his mind. Either Su Wu was in the two routes of Jingdong, and was the commander-in-chief of the troops in the two routes of Jingdong.

But the two routes of Jingdong are not actually on the front line against Liao, and it will be troublesome to deploy troops in a foreign land.

Then why not deploy Su Wu to the front line against Liao in advance? Arrange and manage it early?

They were also afraid that if Su Wu went to someone else's territory, he would be left without anyone to look after him and not be able to display his abilities freely, which would weaken his power...

Really hesitate.

One of the problems was the military system of the Song Dynasty. Soldiers had to stay where they were from, and it was rare for them to be transferred to guard the border in foreign places.

In other words, soldiers on the border must be people from the border, and it is not just the mentality of defending the country, protecting the border and the people that is different.

Moreover, if soldiers from other places are sent to guard the border, chaos will surely occur. It is okay to go on a short expedition, but if they do not return home for a long time, the morale of the army will be disrupted. This is unsolvable, and it is impossible for tens of thousands of soldiers to bring their families with them.

Therefore, Su Wu was transferred to the front line against Liao in advance. Su Wu could bring some people with him, but not too many, and he had to go there to reorganize his troops.

If it can really be run, it would be a great thing. But I am also afraid that it cannot be run, which would harm Su Wu.

Tong Guan hesitated and had not yet made up his mind, so he decided to wait and see how the situation developed...

Even though he had thought about all this, there was one more important thing at hand. Tong Guan still came to ask, "I won't ask any more about your family affairs..."

Cheng Wanli felt very uncomfortable after hearing this, but he just nodded: "Don't worry, my Lord, it will be all right."

Is it appropriate? We need to go home and discuss it again.

夜深… …

Cheng Wanli had a few drinks with Tong Guan and just sent Tong Guan to rest.

In the small study, call the good girl in and ask her to prepare the good tea and spring fragrance ointment first.

After a short silence, Cheng Wanli, under the influence of alcohol, said directly: "En Xiang also said... that you can't do it here, so he went to look for the daughter of the Zhong family in the northwest. Once the war was over, En Xiang also returned to the capital, and the matter was dropped."

Hearing this, Cheng Xiaoniang paused with the spoon in her hand...

I only heard my father continue to say: "I don't want to talk about those things... the court, the officialdom... I just want to talk about my feelings. What do you think?... Days pass by one by one, there must be a clear one, so that good things don't turn into bad things. Ziqing, the war is urgent, and you are always brave. Today, I thought you also sneaked up to the city wall to take a look. The mountains of corpses and the sea of ​​blood... I won't say much. If you really don't have this feeling, your father can tell the Prime Minister. Otherwise, the Prime Minister will come to ask, and your father will always feel helpless..."

Cheng Wanli stopped talking here and just went to look at the good girl who was fiddling with the tea paste and tea sets.

The good girl finally answered: "I want to meet him, I want to know his feelings, if... Father, if he doesn't like it, then I will... Anyway, even if he is happy, I will be happy too."

Cheng Wanli understood what was said, and his good daughter also wanted an answer, but he didn't know when Su Wu would return.

Cheng Wanli sighed, "Whatever, let's wait a little longer... I will delay with Enxiang for a while longer, and wait for Ziqing to come back. After all, it is a matter of mutual consent, so let's just forget about the affair, okay?"

"I know..." The words were so soft as to sound like a mosquito, but there was still a hint of helplessness and grievance.

"That's good, that's good... Girls are different from boys. Girls are born to suffer. In the mansions of the rich and powerful, every family marries a boy, and it's the same for all of them. If you give birth to a boy, you won't have these worries... As long as you and I are willing to have a loving relationship, that's great. As long as he treats you well, your father will be satisfied."

Cheng Wanli came and went with a sigh, to comfort his daughter and himself.

"Father, have some tea." The good girl brought him a cup.

"Eat, my good girl's tea, it's the most delicious." Cheng Wanli's face was full of kindness. He had been like this to this daughter who was different from others since she was a child.

"Father, my daughter is not willful, I..."

"Father knows...you are very smart. Father also knows that what you think is right..."

"Hmm..." As he said this, he began to cry.

My father raised his hand to wipe it, and after wiping it, he sipped the tea and said, "What a good tea!"

Yanggu County was also busy at night. The men guarding the city walls did not relax for a moment. It was inevitable that they would feel hungry in the middle of the night, and the pots at the gate of the military camp were constantly boiling.

People all say that Madam Meng is really nice, as nice as the general.

After all, Yanggu is a county and Dongping is a prefecture. After the general saves Dongping Prefecture, he will come to Yanggu County.

Although the men on the city wall were not so afraid of the bandits, they were also looking forward to the general.

From time to time, a man would stand up and look north, hoping to see the figure of the general's knight...

As they watched, the sky in the east began to lighten, and suddenly someone exclaimed, "Listen, are there the sounds of horse hooves?"

The men stood up behind the battlements and listened: "Nonsense, how can it be possible?"

"Yes, yes, yes, it really is, boom, boom, boom, the sound is quite small..."

“Why didn’t I hear…”

"Yes, listen again..."

"Hey, it's true. The general is coming. It must be the general!"

"Go and report quickly, the general's army is back!"

"No hurry, no hurry, it's not clear yet. Listen carefully, can you hear everything? Are there any horse hooves roaring?"

"I heard it, I heard it, I heard it too."

"Really!"

"Go report it!"

It really came, the sound of horse hooves continued, coming from far away and getting closer. I couldn’t see it, but it was becoming more and more real.

It seems that the earth that has been sleeping all night is waking up!

Just looking at the bandit camp outside the city, there was suddenly a lot of noise. It seemed that they had not received the news from the scouts, and did not know that Su Wu would come as soon as he said so.

The bandit camp exploded in an instant, with shouting and running everywhere.

Commander Zhu, General Huyan and others also hurried up to the city wall. After waiting for a while, they finally saw the large black cavalry in the still dim light.

There is no other place in the entire east and west of Beijing that has so many horses. Perhaps in the entire Song Dynasty, only Dongping Prefecture has such a number of horses.

Here they come, here they come, there are loud shouts on the top of the city, outside the city, in the bandit camp, the big bandit is shouting, and the small bandit is already escaping.

It didn't take long before the bandit camp really exploded. Outside the stockade, there were more than one or two figures running.

The cavalry became clearer and clearer. No matter how the bandits shouted, they could no longer hold back. Even the camp gates were opened, and countless people ran out of the camp...

All I could hear was Commander Zhu shouting, "Beat the drums to gather the troops, and chase them out of the city!"

No matter whether the people in the city are elite or not, at this moment, we just have to go out and chase them.

The sound of drums broke the silence of the early morning in Yanggu County. The men who were ready to fight gathered together, and the common people woke up from their sleep, dressed and went out to watch.

I was still a little panicked, not knowing what was going on. Maybe it was the thieves attacking the city in the middle of the night?
Just wait for someone to come and shout: "General Su is back, folks, don't panic."

As soon as the words came and went, the whole county was no longer in a state of panic. Everywhere was filled with joy.

There was a carriage that started from the gate of the house and went towards the city tower.

Stopping under the city wall, I saw the city gate open and countless men rushing out.

A man got out of the carriage and stood by the city gate, watching the men rushing out of the city, shouting and killing. More than a thousand people rushed out in an instant.

Lin Mao did not leave the city, but just watched from the top of the city wall. Suddenly, he saw the person standing next to the carriage and asked, "Is it Madam Meng?"

"It's me..." Meng Yulou looked up and answered.

"Come up to the top of the city wall..." Lin Mao shouted again.

Meng Yulou was slightly stunned, and only replied: "I'm afraid it violates military regulations..."

"Why are you still worrying about these things at this moment? Come up quickly, the general is coming... You can see clearly from the city wall, quickly!" Lin Mao shouted and quickly went down the city wall.

After going down the city, he bowed and then asked again: "Hurry, hurry, the general is getting closer. If you don't go and see it now, you may not be able to see the general display his power."

Meng Yulou then really took a step forward and went up the stairs.

As soon as he went up to the city, he saw that the strong horsemen coming from the north were already approaching. There was no telling how many of them were running, like a tsunami...

The sun was rising, and a golden light spread across the earth, making the armored knight look like gold, as if emitting infinite light...

Run over, who is Su Lang?

Lin Maolai pointed: "That one, the one leading the group with the gun, look at the one that is most crowded, that one... Madam Meng, did you see it?"

"I saw it, I saw it..." Meng Yulou saw it, and tears fell as soon as she saw it.

How can I not recite it?
I think about it day and night, I think about it so much, it hurts...

(Brothers, please give me another ten thousand. I am really exhausted and there is not a drop left! This is considered an extra chapter. Thank you brothers!)
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