Chapter 225
Li Cheng immediately objected: "If the interception fails, what should I do?"
Han Chang was immediately furious: "Li Cheng, who do you think you are? How dare you question me here!"
Li Cheng had just surrendered less than a year ago. Except for his meritorious service when he attacked Xingzhou City, he had no further achievements.
But Han Chang was different. He was Wu Shu's confidant.
His father was originally the commander-in-chief of the Liao Kingdom. After the Liao Kingdom was destroyed, Han Chang followed his father and returned to the Jin Kingdom.
After surrendering to Wu, Han Chang often acted as a vanguard and fought extremely bravely.
Li Cheng said: "The general is only considering the overall situation. If he makes a mistake, please ask the deputy marshal to kill the general!"
Han Chang snorted: "Do you think the deputy marshal dare not kill you? You are just a traitor!"
"Okay, don't argue." Li Cheng wanted to say, but Wu Shu interrupted their argument.
Wu Shu thought about it and muttered silently: "Han Shizhong once used three hundred brave warriors to attack our Dajin troops at night, causing tens of thousands of our Dajin troops to retreat overnight!"
"This man is very brave. That's why I want to capture this man more and more!"
"Zongmin!"
Wanyan Zongmin came out: "The final general is here!"
"I will give you 10,000 elite soldiers. Go and intercept Han Shizhong and capture him. The army will meet in Xuzhou!"
"The last general takes command!"
Wanyan Zongmin went down to collect 10,000 horses, including 2,000 kidnapper horses.
After arranging things, Wanyan Zongmin set off with everyone in a hurry.
Ten thousand elite soldiers rushed towards Han Shizhong who was chasing behind him with murderous intent.
Li Cheng added: "Deputy Marshal, I think it is not impossible to stay here, but the main force should go south as soon as possible!"
At this time, the people below brought a man named Wang Fu over.
This Wang Fu is not a big shot, he is just a landowner in Xucheng County. I heard that he has a very good relationship with the magistrate of Xucheng County.
When the magistrate of Naxucheng heard that the Jin army was coming, he abandoned the city and fled long ago.
Wang Fu was brought over, and Han Chang asked him about Liang Shanbo.
Wang Fu said: "At the end of last year, Liangshanbo gathered a group of unscrupulous people who specialized in robbing homes and houses. The bandit leader was named Zhang Rong, and he was a murderous maniac."
Only then did the top brass of the Jin Army realize that an armed force of ten thousand people had gathered in the Liangshanbo area.
In the early years, Song Jiang started a small rebellion in Liangshanbo, but Zhang Shuye suppressed it.
This shows that the folk customs of Liangshanbo are strong and fierce.
At the end of last year, Zongfu's Eastern Front marched southward on a large scale to attack the Song Dynasty. In order to protect themselves, grassroots rural areas in Qilu also formed many organizations such as societies.
The forces in Liangshanbo are one of them.
After hearing what Wang Fu said, Wu Shu felt that things were not complicated at all.
He had seen the local rebels of the Song Dynasty, and even fought against them when he withdrew his troops this year.
Those people follow you like a dog-skin plaster, but in fact their fighting ability is average. If you really want to beat them, it will be easy.
Now that we know the true situation, it will be easier to handle.
Wu Shu changed his mind and said, "Wang Bolong!"
"The end is here!"
"I will leave 10,000 people here for you. After you deal with the trouble here, rush to Xuzhou as soon as possible!"
"The last general takes command!"
Wang Bolong led ten thousand people and rushed to Liangshanbo.
Wu Shu himself led the main army and moved south quickly.
"It's a pity that I can't capture Han Shizhong personally!" Wu Shu lamented.
Han Chang said: "It's just Han Shizhong, why does His Highness need to take action personally? If His Highness defeats the Song Dynasty and the Huaihe River this time, it will definitely shake the court!"
Wu Shu stroked his beard and felt quite proud: "Li Cheng is right, my top priority this time is the Huaihe River!"
Let's say that Wang Bolong led an army of five thousand gold to Liangshan Po. He saw that there was no one in the village, and that there was indeed a water fort on the lake.
No wonder the scout said last night that there was a bonfire party in the village, but Han Chang ran to see no one. It turned out that everyone was hiding on the lake.
There were not only water forts built on the lake, but also defensive facilities tied together with wood and branches. There were also many bows and arrows deployed, and there were people on duty.
However, it is not entirely on the water. There is also a part on the shore, and many boats are arranged, presumably to transport daily necessities.
Li Song quickly ran over and shouted: "Zhang Diwan! The gold thief is coming! Many people are coming!"
Everyone around started talking.
Zhang Rong stood up, held the harpoon in his hand, and said: "Don't panic, everyone, we are in the lake, and gold thieves are not good at water."
Sure enough, Wang Bolong did not dare to take action easily, but sent hundreds of forwards to the stockade on the shore to harass and test with bows and arrows.
For a time, the struggle was quite fierce.
Wang Bolong was born and raised in Shuangcheng County (Harbin, Heilongjiang).
Wang Bolong was also a bandit by profession. He was active in the Shuangcheng area in the late Liao Dynasty. He was later recruited by the Jin army and joined them in the expedition against the Liao Dynasty. He was famous for his bravery and made many military exploits.
This guy's name sounds like "Zhao Ritian", but he is not a good person.
In the first year of Jingkang, he went south with Zongwang, repeatedly defeating tens of thousands of Song troops along the way, and had the experience of recruiting and surrendering hundreds of thousands. He was definitely a capable warrior among the Jin army.
Following Wu Shu's southern expedition, he also destroyed countless cities.
This person is different from many people in Liao. He lives in a place with rivers and water connections, and he knows the habits of bandits clearly.
Bandits are a ragtag group of people who only know how to fight fiercely. Once they overpower their opponents, they will immediately disperse.
After he ordered people to attack the stockade on the shore, the fishermen were beaten so hard that they abandoned the stockade and fled.
He immediately increased his manpower and went over, and more fishermen were defeated.
Li Song ran to find Zhang Rong again: "Zhang is against ten thousand people, and the gold thieves have broken through the front stronghold!"
Everyone panicked.
Zhang Rong stood at the village in the lake and looked over, saying: "Don't panic, call everyone over."
After a while, the sound of drums sounded in the lake.
Fishermen arrive in the lake by boat.
Wang Bolong's subordinate Liu Mu said to him: "General, why not dispatch the people of Song Dynasty to supervise the construction of warships to attack it!"
Wang Bolong thought about it and felt that this was the only way to go, so he asked some people to come over and start supervising the construction of the big ship.
At this time, Han Shizhong was only eighty miles away from Xucheng.
The scouts came to report the movements of the Jin army ahead.
Han Shizhong learned that the Jin army was in the Xucheng area, so he immediately sent scouts to look for the locals.
On the morning of September 8, Wanyan Zongmin was only fifty miles away from Han Shizhong.
The two sides are likely to engage in a bloody battle today.
However, Han Shizhong was not in a hurry to take action against Jin Jun immediately.
Local people came and found more than a dozen people. After questioning, Han Shizhong gradually came to understand the terrain of dozens of miles around.
Wanyan Zongmin was not a good person either, so he naturally found a group of local people to serve as guides.
The two sides confronted each other here.
The characteristics of Han Shizhong's war are actually very obvious.
His personal style is just one word: brave!
The Shaanxi man is the tallest man in the army in terms of height and physique.
And he is not courageous and courageous, but courageous and resourceful.
He is the kind of military commander who doesn't take action easily, and can directly defeat the enemy's army with one strike.
Chapter completed!