The Richest Man in the Heavens Starts from Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 84
After the Great Wei Army captured Shuozhou and incorporated the entire land of Shanxi into its territory, the two armies joined together for a short rest.

Du Yu learned from the information collected by Shi Qian that the imperial court planned to send Gao Qi to exterminate the bandits in Liangshanbo.

At this time, there was also a proposal from a court minister to dispatch some elites from the Western Army to wipe out the increasingly arrogant puppet regime Great Wei nearby. After the court discussion, this plan was adopted by Zhao Ji, and he was about to select generals.

Who knew that at this time, Fangla launched an uprising in Muzhou Bangyuan, named himself "Shenggong" and reigned as "Yongle", and set up officials and generals to establish a political power.

Fang La's army had no bows, arrows or armor, and they only incited each other with ghosts and gods, burning houses, plundering gold and silk children, and forcing good people to join the army.

In less than ten days, tens of thousands of people participated in the uprising, and defeated and killed the Song army general Cai Zun in Xikeng, shaking the southeast for a while.

Capture Qingxi in November, and Mu and She prefectures in December.Conquer Quzhou in the south and kill Peng Rufang, the governor of the county.

Sweeping Xincheng, Tonglu, and Fuyang counties from the north to press Hangzhou, the governor of Hangzhou abandoned the city and fled.

However, Fang La's lack of restraint against the rebel army led to the fact that all captured officials had to be cut off from their lungs and intestines, or boiled into ointment, pierced with random arrows, and tortured in various ways to pay back Hua Shigang's blood debt.

Emergency information from the frontline was sent back to the capital, but Prime Minister Wang Fu deliberately concealed it from the beginning in order to whitewash the peace.

But when Zhu Yan and Wu Bang from Lanxi Lingshan, Qiu Daoren from Shan County, Lu Shinang from Xianju, Chen Shishi from Fangyanshan, Shi Sheng from Suzhou, and Lu Xing'er from Gui'an all led the crowd to respond to the uprising, things were never hidden again. Can't stop.

After all, Jiangnan is a tax-heavy place, and the Song Dynasty still counted on the money, food and taxes there to maintain the operation of the court. In the end, Fang La rebelled and did big things, but Zhao Ji knew about it.

After getting this news, Zhao Ji became even more angry. When the king of the court reprimanded him, he didn't understand that he had also gone on tour in modest clothes, and Bianliang City was full of prosperity, why suddenly there were turmoil and thieves all over the world.

That is to say, Du Yu didn't know Song Huizong's heartfelt thoughts, otherwise he would definitely say, "Your tour in micro-service is probably from the palace to Li Shishi's place." ', can see what folk suffering.

After Zhao Ji became incompetent and furious, he still had to face this dilemma.

Due to the pressure from Xixia, it is impossible for all the Western Army to be transferred to the territory to quell the chaos, and the Forbidden Army in Bianliang City cannot be moved lightly, so it is necessary to face a multiple-choice question.

According to the distance, let the Western Army go to wipe out the puppet regime Great Wei, or go to the south of the Yangtze River to calm the chaos and wipe out Fang La and others.

The public opinion in the court held all kinds of opinions, and the ministers argued hard and expressed their suggestions.

In the end, it was Zhao Ji who made the decision. Compared with several prefectures in Hebei, Jiangnan is much more important, and the land of Jiangnan has a large population. Once Fang La makes the situation bigger, it may be even more difficult to deal with.

So he ordered Tong Guan and Tan Zhen to set up envoys for the Xuanfu system, and led a total of 15 forbidden troops, Qin and Han soldiers to the southeast.

The frequent mobilization of the army was soon detected by the spies that Wei had scattered all over the north.

Du Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Tong Guan took the main force of the Qinfeng Road West Army and some of the forbidden troops to the south of the Yangtze River to quell the chaos.

Now Dawei Man can gather more than 8 people, and more than half of them are recruits who have never seen a big battle.

If it was a direct confrontation with the main force of the Great Song Dynasty, the outcome would be hard to say. Although he has the technology and hard work, the Great Song Army is not like those of the Wa Kingdom. Du Yu still has some obstacles in his heart if he really wants to use that kind of thing.

Fortunately, there is Song Jiang in the east who hates him, and Fang La in the south who taunts, so no one will deal with Wei for a while.

However, this incident also gave Du Yu a sense of urgency. He must take this opportunity to take down Zhending Mansion, Hejian Mansion and other places.

On the one hand, it will create more room for maneuvering for itself, and on the other hand, it will also take this opportunity to recruit the Northern Frontier Army to expand its strength.

Therefore, after less than half a month of rest for the two armies, Du Yu rushed from Mianshan to Shuozhou to join the army.

After Qiao Daoqing was transferred back to take charge of the overall situation, he planned to personally lead troops to attack Zhending Mansion.

Three days later, a [-]-strong army set off from Shuozhou and headed east, heading straight for Zhending Mansion.

As the state capital bordering the Liao Kingdom, Zhending Mansion is naturally an important military town. Although the Northern Frontier Army of the Song Dynasty is not as brave as the Western Army that has been fighting against Xixia all year round, it is still considered the elite of the Song Dynasty. There are 12 regular troops around the city.

However, there were not many defenders in the surrounding counties. When the officials saw the invasion of Wei, they all set off with their families and fled to the capital of Zhending Prefecture to avoid disaster.

In this way, the defenders also knew that there was a rebel army coming to attack the city.

At this time, the prefect of Zhending Mansion named Han Zhi was the son of the former Prime Minister Han Zhongyan. He came from a real family, but compared to his grandfather Han Qi and other family members, he was nothing special.

He wasn't considered an incompetent person, but he didn't have any amazing talents either. At most, he was shaded to be an idle prefect.

The military position of Zhending Mansion is relatively important, but Song and Liao have been at peace for a long time, and the soldiers are arrogant and lazy without training. It is not bad to have one out of ten soldiers who can really fight.

Moreover, corruption among lieutenant generals is rampant, and the military rations in the warehouse are at best half of what is on the books.

When they heard that the "hundred thousand" army of the puppet Wei regime came to invade, they were all terrified. Facing Han Zhi's questioning, they all bowed their heads in silence, and no one wanted to lead the troops into battle.

Han Zhi laughed angrily when he saw this. There were 12 frontier troops on the Zhending Mansion's account, and he didn't even dare to fight a group of rebels.

So, he sarcastically said: "Generals, a group of thieves came to commit crimes. Don't you dare to fight for the court? On weekdays, you brag and drink six times, saying that the Liao people will die under your sword when they come. How come a group of peasants are holding hoes and sickles, and you are all scared?"

"I'm asking again, who is willing to lead troops into battle?" Han Zhi asked again.

Seeing that no one answered, Wang Ping, the commander of the infantry in Zhending Mansion, felt a little embarrassed, so he bowed his hands and saluted, and said, "My lord, the general is willing to lead troops into battle."

"Okay, I will allow you to lead [-] troops in the headquarters, Liu Guangguo and Ji Jing each lead [-] troops as the left and right wings, and Qu Qi and Wang Yu command [-] rear troops as support. I think the bandits said yes There are [-] troops, half of them are actually more." Han Zhi said.

"Don't worry, my lord, the [-] imperial army will not be a problem against tens of thousands of thieves," Wang Ping said.

"Well, in this way, to be conservative, I will send Jiao Anjie to lead an army of [-] horses to reinforce at any time." Han Zhi said.

Wang Ping was very happy after hearing this, thinking that this battle must be won.

After returning to the barracks and discussing with the generals, they began to make various preparations before the battle.

Three days later, the [-] troops from Zhending Mansion left the city one after another, trying to meet the Wei army in the west.

In a few days, the two sides met in Lingshou, and the two armies set up their own camps.

Before the armies fought, the scouts from both sides started the brutal hunt.

The scouts of the Wei army were all cavalry reserves originally trained by Shaohua Mountain. They were well-trained and well-fed, and they surpassed the official army in terms of physical fitness and combat experience.

The encounter between the two was often a crushing victory for the scouts of the Wei army, which cast a shadow over Wang Ping's heart.

After investigation before, he already understood that Wei's army was really not a refugee uprising. The shining swords, guns and armor of the soldiers on the opposite side seemed more regular than the regular army of Song Dynasty under his command.

Moreover, the number of people is not more than half of the false report that the prefect Han Zhi thought. From the number of the opponent's barracks, it can be seen that there are at least 6 people.

After summoning all the generals, Wang Ping said: "Everyone, the thieves on the other side are different from what we expected. We must deal with them carefully."

"How is the general going to fight?" Liu Guangguo asked.

"We all know what the army under our command looks like. I don't want to use any tactics when there is a lack of training. How about just setting up an army formation and attacking head-on?" Wang Ping said.

"There is nothing wrong with seeking stability in a big war. We will let the general dispatch us." Ji Jing said.

"Then arrange it like this. I will personally command the central army, General Liu and General Ji will protect the left and right wings, and Qu Qi and Wang Yu will provide support depending on the situation..." Wang Ping said.

"The last general can lead the horse army around and attack the flank of the bandit army." Jiao Anjie added.

After the agreement was made, everyone went back to the barracks to prepare for the battle.

(End of this chapter)