Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

I saw this big man walking to the front of the formation, kneeling down, holding a big seal in his hand. Lu Fang and Guo Sheng came over immediately and shouted: "Who are you?"

The big man said: "The villain Wang Feibao has been appointed as the new general of Xintai."

Lu Fang heard this and shouted: "Come with me."

With that said, he and Guo Sheng escorted Wang Feibao to the Chinese army to meet Zhao Zhen.

When he met Zhao Zhen, Wang Feibao presented the county seal in his hand, lowered his head and knelt on the ground. He said: "The villain Wang Feibao is not qualified to resist the heavenly soldiers. I saw the message last night and offer this city today in order to survive."

Zhao Zhen said: "Why don't you send someone to ask Song Jiang to rescue you?"

"Since the general came here, I have sent countless messengers to rescue. I don't know if the general stopped them all, but the Laiwu prison has not responded at all. The villain has been tired of dealing with the daily artillery attack. "I'll just give it up," Wang Feibao said carefully.

"I have heard about the reputation of high-ranking officials in Hebei. It's just that I didn't dare to come and seek refuge in Huyi Mountain. I don't know why the government suddenly dispatched elite soldiers and generals to go up the mountain to encircle and suppress the enemy. We and the small villagers were unable to resist the enemy. , Use this stronghold to invest in Songjiang River."

Zhao Zhen said: "Since you sincerely surrender, you must be a law-abiding person from now on, unlike you who live happily as a bandit. I will give you a choice now. You must think about it carefully. If you don't surrender sincerely, I will be lenient today." , let you go back and send a message to Song Jiang. If you surrender sincerely, please know that my military law is not merciful. Until then, don't blame me for being merciless."

"The same goes for the minions in the city. The strong ones will be selected to join the army, and the old and weak ones who do not want to join the army will be given land and become good citizens. Make a decision today and you will not regret it in the future. I will let you go back to the city and inform everyone."

After Wang Feibao left, Zhao Zhen informed the sergeant that the city had surrendered, and cheers of "Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng" suddenly sounded in the military formation.

An hour later, Wang Feibao led his people out of the city, and weapons and armor were piled at the city gate.

The scout battalion and the heavy forwards all stepped forward and escorted the city defenders, who were divided into two groups, to the main camp three miles away.

Zhao Zhen led his troops into the city, while counting the harvest, placing prisoners, informing the place, and making lists to appease the people. On the one hand, he hired the strong men in the city with money and food, together with the prisoners, to repair the city wall damaged by the artillery. The prisoners who did not want to stay were given money and food and sent away as long as the city wall was repaired.

For seven or eight days, he waited for Zhao Zhen to straighten out Xintai City. Zhao Xin brought 1,500 infantry and 500 horse troops, wearing helmets and armor, to Xintai City to meet Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen saw it and appointed Zhao Xin as the commander of the first battalion on the spot, with Gaoliang, Jinzhuang and Huadiao as his lieutenants.

Secretary Shi Gugong went to neighboring Xinwen to preside over county affairs. Jinzhuang commanded 500 infantry to assist.

After Zhao Zhen discussed with Wu Yong, he left Lu Zhishen to command the Jianrui Battalion with a thousand men, Dong Ping, Ou Peng, and Ma Lin to command the Zuo Xiaoqi Battalion, and Qin Ming, Huang Xin, and Luan Tingfang to command the Qianfeng Battalion, with a total of 2,000 men. Together with Zhao Xin, 3,500 troops were stationed in Xintai.

Guang Hui and Wu Song were still stationed in Pingyi and Mengyin. Sufficient food and fodder for half a year were left in each place, and the rest was transported back to Liangshan.

As for Ruan Xiaowu who is stranded in Xinwen County, he is not in a hurry to go back. He only needs to return to Shijie Lake before the Wen River freezes. During this period, he still has to patrol the counties along the Wen River.

Ling Zhen left behind forty flying divine thunders and enough ammunition, commanded by the two brothers He Hao and He Han who were good at planning. Before leaving, Liu Huiniang took the two of them on the North Gate Tower and measured several possible locations outside the city for formation. If Song Jiang led the army to attack, he would definitely give him a big gift.

Also left behind was military advisor [Zhi Duoxing] Wu Yong, who was in charge of all affairs in the four counties of Yizhou.

After the distribution was decided, Zhao Zhen took the prisoners and the money and food from the four county government treasuries, left Xintai City, and returned along the original road.

As soon as the army arrived in Pingyi County, Zhao Zhen unexpectedly met Chen Xizhen, his father-in-law-to-be, here. After seeing the ceremony, Chen Xizhen said: "Xian son-in-law, has Liqing ever caused any trouble?" After saying that, he glanced at where he stood with Liu Huiniang. Chen Liqing.

Zhao Zhen listened and said: "What are you talking about? Sister Liqing went into battle for the first time and killed [Flying Centipede] Wu Qian in battle. Shooting wild geese in the school field later, and the favor of Gao Liang, the wife of Zhao Xin, the head of Zhaojia village, won The four maids she sent will be able to take care of Li Qing in the future."

Chen Xizhen looked happy after hearing this.

Zhao Zhen asked: "My dear, why did you come here?"

After hearing this, Chen Xizhen said sternly: "My dear son-in-law, the temple of Xuannv Empress in Dao Village has been cleaned up, and construction will begin next spring. These days, I went to Yanggu County to visit my uncle Liu Guang. I'm a guest there. I heard that Gou Bangda's two sons are living outside Yizhou City. I also have a relationship with his family. I want to say that they are here to find a good son-in-law. What does the good son-in-law think? "

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "I don't know, but my son-in-law has sent people to Yuanbi Village to win over these two heroes. It's just that they are worried about Tong Guan's persecution, and I am the son-in-law of Tong Guan's family. I am the son-in-law of Tong Guan's family. I'm a little worried. If I go, I'm afraid I won't be able to persuade these two brothers."

Chen Xizhen said: "Xian son-in-law, this Gou family is the descendant of Gou Bian, a famous virtuous man during the Warring States Period. When it was passed down to the Song Dynasty, this Gou family was as good as his ancestors, loyal and upright, and not afraid of power. Because of his evil deeds, he was unjustly punished. Kill him. When I was in Bianjing, I also ran for him and gave up a piece of shady land in Fenghuang Mountain outside the city, so I saved his two brothers. If I go to make peace, I am not afraid that these two people will not come. "

While the two were talking, they saw Bai Sheng leading Shi Qian over.

After seeing the ceremony, Zhao Zhen asked, "Have you ever encountered the victory document from Xintai City?"

Shi Qian nodded and said, "I've never seen this, a high-ranking official. I've only seen the petition for Wu Qian's meritorious service. According to Privy Tong, the imperial court has decided on a reward, and it will be sent out in a few days." "

Zhao Zhen said: "Can I find out what the reward is?"

Shi Qian said: "Privy Tong never said anything. He only said that the high officials had meritorious service in the war. This time he spent a lot of time in front of the officials and sent 30 master craftsmen from the East and West workshops and Du Zuo Yuan to help them." "Officials set up prefectures." "Others, Privy Tong, did not mention it. Before leaving, he said that because Yizhou was not stable and the imperial court had many problems in selecting officials, these county officials could be under military control first. Get up and collect corvee taxes. Only after Songjiang is pacified can we re-appoint officials."

Zhao Zhen was indeed overjoyed after hearing this. If there is really an imperial edict, these county towns will be managed for a few years, which will bring a lot of benefits.

After hearing this, Chen Xizhen said: "The imperial court really has a good idea."

Seeing that Zhao Zhen was puzzled, Chen Xizhen continued: "It's just to let the good son-in-law contribute. These counties are already in the mountains, there is not much arable land, and they have experienced military disasters, and the household registration is not abundant. If the good son-in-law supervises them, they have to fight with Qingzhou Songjiang. Meet."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "My dear, even if you don't let me supervise this place, why don't you still send troops? If the court doesn't send troops to take over, I can't really leave this place alone. This time, while Song Jiang is competing with Hu Yanzhuo, this time The place was never heavily guarded, which gave me an advantage.”

Liu Huiniang suddenly interjected: "Guanren, uncle, I have an idea. Speaking of which, Guanren Prefecture also contains many heroes wanted by the court, such as Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi and others. These few are among Cai Jing, Everyone in Gaoqiu has a name, but the officials deliberately concealed it, and no one cared about it since it was just Jimi County."

"Now that the official has achieved a high position as an observer, he has made new achievements. I'm afraid that people from all walks of life will come to inquire, and then I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it. Taking advantage of this time, my uncle can persuade brother Gou Huan to secretly join the official. "In the future, there is no need to rob homes and houses. The money and food in the village will be funded by the officials. In addition to occupying Yuanbi Village, we can also occupy several more dangerous mountain peaks in Yizhou, which will be useful in the future."

After hearing this, Chen Xizhen knew Liu Huiniang's intention. Originally, Chen Xizhen had never thought about how to arrange the Gou Huan brothers. I just thought that the two of them had fallen into the grass and soiled their innocent bodies. From now on, I was afraid that they would only be reduced to the green forest and no longer be able to shine on the lintel, so I wanted to persuade them.

Now after listening to Liu Huiniang's words, his eyes lit up.

Nowadays, the Song Dynasty is suffering from external and internal troubles and constant rebellions. No one can predict what will happen in the future. Once a wise king ascends the throne, and the distant villains and wise ministers revitalize the court, then the Gou Huan brothers will also have their day.

Chen Xizhen said: "I was not sure about convincing brothers Gou Huan and Gou Ying at first, but after hearing Hui Niang's words, I have an idea in mind. I will go through Mengshan today and go to Yuanbi Village."

Zhao Zhen said: "My grandma is alone, so it is somewhat inconvenient. Zhang San and Li Si are in the camp. The two of them are the most clever. They go with my grandma, and there are people to look after me on the way."

Before Chen Xizhen could object, Zhao Zhen had already summoned Zhang San and Li Si and gave them some instructions. The three of them bid farewell to Zhao Zhen and walked eastward into the mountains and forests.

Zhao Zhen gave Guang Hui a few words and headed straight towards Liangshan along the way without stopping.

But it is said that during these days, Song Jiang and Hu Yanzhuo fought many times in Laiwu and Laiwu Prison, with each winning or losing. Hu Yanzhuo's army lacked infantry, making it difficult to attack the city. With the help of a series of armored horses in the field battle, Song Jiang could not crack it for a while.

Therefore, both sides were stuck here. The weather turned cold, and Hu Yanzhuo had no choice but to retreat to Feng Fu. First, wait for reinforcements and artillery. Secondly, after days of fighting, the troops and horses were tired and needed some rest.

I heard that Zhao Zhen had captured Xintai and left some troops to garrison, and had returned to Liangshan station.

The imperial reinforcements had not yet arrived, but Song Jiang's reinforcements arrived first. After discussing with Han Tao, Hu Yanzhuo also retreated to Fengfu County overnight.

When Song Jiang sent troops and horses to fight, he realized that the Huyanzhuo camp had already been deserted. After sending spies to track down Hu Yanzhuo and confirming that Hu Yanzhuo had retreated, the Songjiang army in Laiwu burst into loud cheers.

Song Jiang raised his tent and beat the gathering drum. After a while, the leaders of each battalion gathered in the tent.

Counting the number of people, in this battle, [Iron-Armed Bear] Wanqi Danian was killed by Han Tao, newcomers from Yuanyang Valley [Qianzhang Pit] Xu Pingsheng, [Bingshan] Han Tongyin were killed in Shoupingyi, [Flying Centipede] Wu Qian died while rescuing Xintai, and Wang Feibao, the "life-seeking ghost", was captured. A total of five bosses were lost.

On the North Road, there are four people, [Jin Scaled Python] Ma Yuan, [Li Jue Dalang] Helian Jinming, [Hungry Big Chong] Yao Shun, and [Iron Back Wolf] Cui Hao, and [Mao Tou Xing] Kong Ming and [Iron Back Wolf] guarding Weizhou. Eight people including "Drunken King Kong" Fa Hui, "Dude Mars" Kong Liang who was patrolling Qingzhou, and "Tiger Fighting General" Li Zhong stationed in Yizhou were not here yet.

The remaining leaders are [Gui Jianchou] Lai Yong'er, [Fei Lian] Huang Fuxiong, [Little Overlord] Zhou Tong, [Mug Ye Leopard] Di Lei, [Slender Face Bear] Di Yun, [Iron Arhat] Fa Tong, and [Pan Hailong] Qin Hui, [General who disturbs the sea] Zhao Gui, [Iron Fan] Song Qing, [Sheng Dongbin] Wu Jiao, [Optimus Prime] Ren Yuan, [Green Dragon God] Yan Guang, [White Tiger God] Tian Ba, [Suzaku] God] Dong Kai, [Xuanwu God] Yu Zhiwang, [Spray Leopard] Zhang Daneng, [Mountain Bear] Zhao Fu, and [Timely Rain] Song Jiang, 18 people gathered together.

Song Jiang asked everyone to sit down, looked around, and suddenly burst into tears and cried: "Although we won this battle, we lost five brothers, Wan Qidanian, Xu Pingsheng, Han Tongyin, Wu Qian, and Wang Feibao. It was not Song Jiang's fault and he should not have rebelled against Song Jiang." ?”

Lai Yong'er hurriedly said: "Why is brother Gongming so troubled? It hurts his body. If it weren't for my brother and Qingzhou raising the flag to rebel against the Song Dynasty, how could we gather together to participate in the grand event? We were scattered in small villages, and the court officials had long ago The army was wiped out. Although these brothers were defeated, they drove back two groups of officers and soldiers. The Song and Qing brothers captured Yishui and made Gao Feng dare not leave the city. "

"It's cold today, so we don't want to fight together. When spring comes next year, whether the officers and soldiers come or not, we have to fight them out first. If we don't go anywhere else, we will capture Yanzhou first, and then come back to deal with Gao Feng, Yun Tianbiao and the others. Don't talk about anything else. Next year, we will first occupy the seven states and one prefecture on the East Jingdong Road, and then encroach on the East and West Jingdong Road. At that time, we will only face the enemy once, whether we want to attack or retreat, whether it is to claim the throne or to seek an official position. , all the brothers will be able to achieve great wealth. This is all due to my brother Gongming. Although there are twists and turns, the court is definitely no match for us."

After everyone heard this, they all applauded, sweeping away the decline.

Song Jiang also turned his sorrow into joy and asked people to hold a banquet to celebrate together. The sergeants and soldiers of the army were also rewarded. For a time, the army in Laiwu County and Laiwu Prison were filled with laughter.

The next day, Song Jiang invited Yong'er and Wu Jiao. The three of them sat together. Song Jiang said: "Brothers, you are not afraid of anything else now. Only Liangshan Prefecture is the place where most of the people are good at conquering and fighting." What will happen if we come back to conquer again next year?"

Lai Yong'er frowned and thought deeply. When Wu Jiao saw him, he thought to himself: "If I take the initiative to go to Xintai to challenge him, wouldn't I just lose him for a while and take advantage of the situation to throw him over?"

Wu Jiao said indignantly: "Others are afraid of him, but I must not be afraid of him. Pindao will take my four disciples and start practicing. They will set up the formation of Hunyuan, One Qi and Three Talents. Catch as many as they come."

Lai Yong'er said: "I don't know, Taoist Master, but we have had a relationship with Zhao Zhen of Liangshan Prefecture for a long time, and most of the birthday cards we robbed were sent to him and replaced with weapons. We have inquired about Liangshan Prefecture a long time ago, and he also has some He is a master of Taoism and can control the wind and rain. After all, this official Zhao is not a true loyal person. In my opinion, this person cannot be a traitor. I will disguise myself this winter and go to Liangshan Prefecture to offer him a lot of money. If you don't take the initiative to attack us, Taoist Master and Disciple will still go to Yizhou to keep Gao Feng in check and prevent him from disturbing the place. What do you think, Brother Gongming?"

Song Jiang pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "That's all. As long as we can stabilize Zhao Zhen and give up some belongings, it doesn't matter. Once we capture Jingdong East Road and recruit good men, we can do it again."