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After seeing the ceremony, Zhao Zhen asked, "What's the matter with the strong man?"

Zeng Sheng cupped his hands and said: "My lord, the little man Zeng Tou Shi Zeng Sheng has been called up by the officials and given the official position of Commander of Guide's halberd. I am here to serve as my brother's general and invite my lord to send troops to attack Laiwu prison together."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen asked deliberately: "I heard that your brother besieged Laiwu Prison for many days. What is the situation now?"

"The Qingzhou thieves are vainly claiming to be famous places, but they don't have any heroes. After fighting for many days, the Qingzhou thieves can't get out of the city. They are just soft-legged shrimps."

"How not to attack the city?" Zhao Zhen asked next.

"The Laiwu Prison Mountain is steep, and most of us are horse troops, so it is inconvenient to attack the city." Zeng Sheng said.

"Indeed, I heard from the two instructors Shi Wengong and Su Ding that your family is from the Jin Kingdom and is good at riding and shooting. You came here to invite me to attack Laiwu Prison, but do you want me to attack the city here?" Zhao Zhen asked again.

Zeng Sheng nodded.

Li Ying scolded: "That's unreasonable. A small leader with a halberd in Guide dares to command the Jiedushi."

Zeng Sheng said quickly: "It is really inconvenient for the cavalry army to attack the city, but we don't want to."

Seeing that Zeng Sheng wanted to speak, Zhao Zhen interrupted: "It's all for the purpose of wiping out the Qingzhou thieves. What General Zeng said is not unreasonable. In this way, General Zeng, please go back and send troops tomorrow. Let's go see the Laiwu Supervisor first and then discuss it later." how?"

After Zeng Sheng left, Zhao Xin, who had never spoken a word, asked: "My lord, these people in Zengtou City just want to protect their own soldiers, and let my Liangshan soldiers take the lead. They see what my lord wants, but they are not dissatisfied."

Zhao Zhen said: "Who said we were going to attack Laiwu Prison?"

"Brothers, haven't you heard him say that the Laiwu Prison is only defending the city and does not go out to fight. So, I will surround the Laiwu Prison. Isn't there a lot of horsemen in Zengtou City? Let him bypass the Laiwu Prison and go to Qingzhou How about a walk?"

Liu Huiniang heard this and said, "Does the official want Zengtou City to cause trouble in Qingzhou?"

Zhao Zhen nodded: "Causing trouble in Qingzhou and weakening Song Jiang is just one of them. When Song Jiang heard that the army was entering Qingzhou, he would definitely not let it go. A fight was inevitable. Furthermore, if we besiege Laiwu prison, one would not have to fight, and the other would It can also contain Song Jiang. There is also an explanation from the court."

On the second day, Li Ying and Shi En were left to guard Xintai, while Zhao Zhen led his troops to break out of camp. The vast army arrived at Laiwu City.

After setting up camp, Zhao Zhen sent people to invite the Zeng family members to come and discuss matters.

In the big tent, Zhao Zhen looked at the three people below and said: "I have seen the Laiwu prison today. The city is strong and I am afraid it will not be easy to capture. I intend to set up a stronghold under the city and besiege this place. Once we come, we will cut off Laiwu. The prison should be in contact with the outside world and the Laiwu prison should not be connected with Laiwu city. Secondly, I have found out that Qingzhou is empty. I will send a horse army to bypass the Laiwu prison and kill the thieves in the hinterland of Qingzhou. "

"You and others are all brave men from Zengtou City, not my sergeants. Yesterday we made an appointment with me to attack the city, but it's not easy to attack Laiwu Prison. I'm afraid that if we take down the city, we will suffer a lot of casualties. How about you join me in the siege?"

Zeng Tu, the leader, said: "I wonder how many cavalry troops my husband sent to attack Qingzhou? Who will lead the army?"

Zhao Zhen said: "There are 1,500 horse troops, divided into three teams, sneaking into Qingzhou, attacking the city if they can, and killing the thieves if they can. There is no specific purpose. You don't know the others. The commanders are Shi Wengong and Du Yuhou Su Ding'er. People are one of them.”

Zeng Tu listened and said: "Yesterday I heard from my fifth brother that two instructors served in Xianggong's army. Now they have commanded a battalion of sergeants. It is indeed much better than Zengtou City."

"Since my husband wants to send out a cavalry army to attack Qingzhou, my family also has 3,000 horse troops, and I am willing to help my husband."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "Although there are not many Qingzhou leaders in Qingzhou, you are not familiar with the terrain and you are a brave countryman. If you go deep into Qingzhou, you will inevitably encounter danger. It is better to besiege the city here with peace of mind."

Zeng Tu said: "Otherwise, we admire the country of the Song Dynasty deeply and come here from the Kingdom of Jin to settle down. We are ordinary people, but we are appreciated by the officials and granted official positions. We have to repay it."

"You, the commander-in-chief, have got 2,000 infantry soldiers. How will you arrange them?"

"The fifth brother Zeng Sheng was young and left in charge of 2,000 infantry and 500 horse troops. My second brother Zeng Mi and I commanded 2,500 horse troops to go to Qingzhou. We must make some achievements." Zeng Tu said.

Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment and said: "That's fine. Tomorrow my three-man army will leave first, and you can make your own arrangements. However, Zeng Sheng has to guard the west gate of Laiwu Prison."

But after the military meeting, Zeng Tu and the others returned to their own camp. Zeng Mi asked first: "Brother, how can we go to Qingzhou to fight?"

Zeng Tu didn't answer and asked Zeng Sheng, "Fifth brother, do you know the reason?"

Zeng Sheng said: "I'm waiting for the horse to be fast. Qingzhou is empty and there is not much danger. If we go to Qingzhou, we can not only kill thieves and make meritorious deeds, but also rob property. How can we not do such good things?"

Zeng Tu said: "What the fifth brother said is true. Second brother, don't you see that Mr. Zhao doesn't want me to go there? He gained an official position by wiping out Qingzhou thieves. We have been operating in Lingzhou for many years, and now this opportunity , how not to grasp it.”

"Tomorrow, I and the 2,500 horse troops from the two places will drive directly to Qingzhou. We are not familiar with the road, but we can capture some local people as guides. If we can't capture the county town, how can we capture the countryside? With the power of horse power, we can come and go like the wind, and plunder Wealth is the second most important thing. If you cut off more heads this time, you won’t be able to count the soldiers and horses. A regiment training envoy will always be needed in the future..."

On the next day, Zeng Tu and Zeng Mi saw the cavalry troops dispatched from the Liangshan camp early in the morning. They no longer hesitated, summoned their sergeants and rushed to Qingzhou.

Zeng Sheng sent the two men away, and asked people to dig the moat, lower the caltrops, and guard the west gate.

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Zhao Zhen's place is also full of antlers and horses, blocking the entry and exit roads.

But it was said that Laiwu Supervisor General [Little Overlord] Zhou Tong, [Huadao] Meng Futong and Ruan Qixiang who had surrendered from Yizhou saw this formation and were each worried.

Zhou Tong, as the commander-in-chief, ordered Meng Futong and Ruan Qixiang to come down to the city to discuss matters.

Zhou Tong asked: "In this situation, do you two brothers have any ideas?"

Meng Fu said: "We have been ordered by Brother Gongming to guard the Laiwu Prison and hold back the Liangshan Army. I saw the Ma Army heading east early this morning. We should send a dove letter to notify Brother Gongming to make preparations in case of any unexpected events. "

Zhou Tong listened, nodded, arranged for people to send three homing pigeons in succession.

Ruan Qixiang pondered for a moment and said: "Brother, I heard that the military advisor went to Liangshan for a visit and said that Zhao Daguan promised that he would not antagonize us this year. Judging from the situation, it seems that the officers and soldiers outside just want to besiege us and will not come. Siege the city."

Zhou Tongtong: "When we came here, Brother Gongming did tell us that as long as we carefully guard the Laiwu prison and contain the Liangshan army, we should not go out of the city to fight with the Liangshan army. The city has already prepared enough military rations and horse materials. Wait for the summer heat, and the Liangshan army will retreat, or wait for Brother Gongming to defeat Hu Yanzhuo and send his troops to rescue us."

After saying that, Zhou Tong said to Ruan Qixiang: "Brother was once responsible for the defense of Yizhou East City, but the defense of the city depends on my brother's responsibility."

After hearing this, Ruan Qixiang said: "Brother, don't worry. When it comes to martial arts, I am not as good as my brother. When it comes to defending the city, it is my strength. Furthermore, I don't think the city has any intention of attacking the city. As long as the soldiers are restrained and the city is not in chaos, There is no problem in keeping it for a year and a half.”

Zhou Tongtong: "Even so, we can't relax our vigilance and be more careful not to let the officers and soldiers sneak attack. From today on, the three of us will take turns to go up to the city to guard the city every day. I will send a message to Brother Gongming to see what he has done." Instruct."