Chapter 515 Promotion
On the table, Ma Yuan said, "Thanks to Brother Gongming and the military advisor's design, otherwise, how could he win so easily?"
The leaders nodded and said yes.
Lai Yong'er said, "Although the plan is good, we must work with all the brothers. Brother Gongming will be rewarded. I will return to my army tomorrow, [Iron-backed wolf] Cui Hao, [Crashing the sky] Yin Tai, [Ghost drilling into the ground 】The three brothers Yin Chun went with me, preparing to fight against another imperial army. In Linzi City, brother Ma Yuan is still in charge and clear away the remnants of the official army. "
On the second day, Yong'er and his group came to go out of the city and returned to Yidu. In Linzi City, Ma Yuan was not in a hurry to go out of the city to wipe out the official army, but only sent scouts to inquire about the place where the official army was settled.
The news of Gao Lian's defeat spread throughout Qingzhou. After hearing this, the thieves in Qingzhou all disappeared.
Zhao Zhen also found out that Gao Lian was defeated and summoned the generals to discuss matters on the march.
After seeing the ceremony, Zhao Zhen said, "Everyone, Gaozhizhou, the northern road, is a big defeat, I am afraid that this is not easy to capture."
After hearing this, Hu Yanzhuo stood up and said, "My grandpa, we have received great kindness from the court, and we should serve our country with all our loyalty. The young general is the commander of the army, but he has no merits. He is willing to be the vanguard."
Zhang Qing also said: "Hu Yan's command has been in war for many days, and the generals have already made the best of breaking the city. It was originally decided the day before yesterday that the young general is the vanguard, how can he change it?"
Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui also hurriedly stood up and said, "This is not the same as before. Now that the generals in the north are killed and the army will be destroyed, the court will be furious. Since we went to war, we have not made any contributions. We have lost our troops and lost our generals. We are afraid that we will punish you severely. I pray for yourselves. Just be fair and we are the pioneers and make meritorious service."
Seeing that the three of them were competing for merit, Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "You are dedicated to the country. Today we will go to Linqu for a day to rest and wait for the angels to announce the order. Then we will go straight to the Yidu City. At that time, you will be forced to do your best."
Outside Linqu City, Zhao Zhen led a group of soldiers out of Guo to greet him. The person who issued the edict was Hou Meng, who was familiar to Zhao Zhen, who brought the imperial edict to the city and placed the Longting incense table.
Zhao Zhen and other generals were neatly knelt down to the north. After paying a visit, the marquis faced south and stood on the left of Longting, reading the edict:
The commander said: I respect the heaven and the ancestors, and Zhang Shaohongji, but only rely on Jie to maintain his great cause. Recently, there are many warnings in the country, and the country's fortune is Shaoning. Fortunately, it is the pioneer of the Eastern Capital. Zhao Ze, the bandits on the east road, was in charge of Zhao Ze, and he straddled mountains and rivers, and made contributions to pacifying the enemy. I am really lucky.
Now, I specially sent the Censor Hou Meng to carry the edict and give gold, silver, robes, satin, and famous titles to show your merits. This is also because of the powerful thief Song Jiang, who was invading Shandong and occupied Qingzhou, but it has not yet been leveled. Zhao Ze was specially ordered to be the envoy to recruit soldiers and civilians, and to control the affairs of bandit suppression. Except for Gaolian, Gao Tangzhou, all the other generals were obedient and controlled.
On the day of the edict, he led the army and attacked Qingzhou. You and other soldiers worked together to do their loyalty, and their merits were flattened and rewarded. What a pity! Special order.
On April 8, 2019.
Hou Meng finished reading the alchemy edict and did not wait for Zhao Zhen and others to shout long live, but also received an imperial edict, either an imperial edict or a reprimand, and it was not the same. After reading it, the generals thank you again.
Hou Meng put down the edict and smiled and went up to Zhao Zhen and said, "Congratulations on recruiting the prince, and promoting the title, and gladly getting a beautiful lady."
Zhao Zhen said, "I am only relying on the achievements of all my brothers. Song Jiang has not yet been awarded the title of the head and Qingzhou has not yet been pacified, so I still need to live. Now Gaozhizhou on the North Road is defeated, I am afraid that the extermination of Song Jiang will not be successful for a while."
Hou Meng was shocked when he heard this: "What? Gao Zhizhou was defeated?"
Zhao Zhen nodded and informed Hou Meng of the news he had found.
Hou Meng took a deep breath and said, "Can Gao Zhizhou and others have any news?"
"The Qingzhou thieves have not yet promoted the killing of Gao Zhizhou and others. I think they have never died. Qingzhou is full of Qingzhou bandits, so I am afraid they can't hide it." Zhao Zhen said.
Hou Meng said: "You can ask for help from your husband..."
Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "Yidu is here, how can the army get through? Here is me."
Hou Meng sighed after hearing this.
He said to Zhao Zhen: "Since that's the case, I won't stay much. Now I will return to Bianjing and report to the emperor."
Zhao Zhen strongly invited Hou Meng to rest for a day before leaving, but Hou Meng refused and insisted on leaving.
Zhao Zhen had no choice but to send a plate of gold and silver to Hou Meng, and also sent some silver to the imperial guards escorted.
After seeing Hou Meng away, Hu Yanzhuo and others all stepped forward to congratulate Zhao Zhen. Only Zhao Zhen received the reward from the official family along the way. Except for Zhang Qing, who had just arrived in Dongchang Prefecture, the rest were scolded. Not only could they not be promoted, but it would be good if they could maintain their current official position.
Now Zhao Zhen is promoted to the pacification envoy and controls everyone. The Liangshan Army is strong and has many achievements. Naturally, everyone thinks that it is better to make contributions under Zhao Zhen's command, and it will not be in vain to fight with arrows and stones.
Zhao Zhen said to everyone: "Tomorrow, we will send troops and go straight to the capital. Zhang Qing is still the vanguard, and the rest of the troops are combined to carry food, grass and supplies."
Everyone obeyed the orders and went to prepare.
On the second day, Zhang Qing went first, and Zhao Zhen and others set off one after another.
Song Jiang, Yidu, had already found out clearly that Lai Yonger and his group also turned around from Linzi. The soldiers and horses gathered at the Yidu city. There were 50,000 Qingzhou thieves fighting, 30,000 Ding Zhuang, 14 leaders, and the army was very neat. .
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
Who are these fourteen people? They all lead [Rain in time] Song Jiang, military advisor [Seeing Ghosts Sorrow] Lai Yong'er, leader [Fei Lian] Huangfu Xiong, [Miye Leopard] Di Lei, [Iron Arhat] Fatong, [Panhai Dragon] 】Qin Hui, [Baoshan Bear] Zhao Fu, [Magic General of the Sea] Zhao Gui, [Optimus Prime] Ren Yuan, [Ugly Scholar] Wanqi De. [Iron-backed wolf] Cui Hao, [Crashing the sky] Yin Tai, [Dragon drilling] Yin Chun, Ruan Zhaoer.
Besides, Zhao Zhen is not inferior to that of the war generals and soldiers are not inferior to the thieves in Qingzhou.
Hu Yanzhuo, Zhang Qing and nine others had 11,000 soldiers, including chain-armored cavalry.
Zhao Zhen had four cavalry camps, 5,000 archers, 2,500 firearms, 2,500 mountain camps, 2,500 Guanghui and Deng Yuanjue, 2,500 Zhao Xin, Gao Liangshi and Hua Diao, and 2,000 Li Ying and Shi En led 2,000 people to patrol the rear. Including female riders, there were 20,000 soldiers. There were also 5,000 civilians transporting siege equipment, food and supplies. They rushed all the way to Yidu.
Zhang Qing went straight to the city and saw that Yidu was equipped with battering wood, cannon stones, crossbows, bows, ash bottles and gold juice. In addition, Yidu was a solid city with strong men and horses. Zhang Qing had only 3,000 soldiers and horses, so he did not dare to challenge and slowly retreated, waiting for Zhao Zhen's large army.
There was no talk on the road, and the army went straight to the city of Yidu.
After a day's rest, Zhao Zhen assembled all his troops and set up a battle array two miles away from the city. Zhang Qing followed the order and led Gong Wang, the tiger with a flower neck, and Ding Desun, the tiger with an arrow, to challenge him.
On the city wall of Yidu, Song Jiang saw a large group of troops under the city and asked, "Military advisor, are we going out of the city to fight?"
Lai Yong'er said, "Look, Brother Gongming, Zhao Zhen is really a man of his own talents. He has gathered all the troops together. There are three thousand cavalry on each wing. The cavalry on the left must be Hu Yanzhuo. The cavalry on the right must be the cavalry of Liangshan. The artillery mounts in the array must be the artillery camp of Liangshan."
"At the beginning, the soldiers who escaped from Laiwu Prison once said that the Liangshan army fired artillery every day and the city walls were broken. With this weapon, we can defend to the death. The city will definitely fail."
"Fortunately, Zhao Zhen is used to being arrogant. Judging from the scale, there are less than 40,000 soldiers, less than half of ours. He may not be able to capture the city. With Zhao Zhen's calculations, he will not be willing to attack the city. It is our chance to hold the city. "
"Many of my brothers are skilled in martial arts. If they challenge us outside the city, we will fight. Killing a few of them will boost morale. When Brother Ma Yuan clears out the remnants of the government army and comes to reinforce, we will have an even greater advantage."